Zombie-Duck Apocalypse

[Jo]

That's why wood pigeons come in pairs 

Jo

[Vixen]

Ahh     That explains everything.

Mike

[Ian S C]

Here you can get a sticky gel called Hotfoot,  or Wingo it gets applied to areas like Jo's garage roof to stop bird perching there. It consists of a gel made of thickened vegetable oil and cinnamon, the birds don't like the feel of the gel, and the cinnamon smell reminds them not to land there.
Ian S C

[crueby]

Here you can get a sticky gel called Hotfoot,  or Wingo it gets applied to areas like Jo's garage roof to stop bird perching there. It consists of a gel made of thickened vegetable oil and cinnamon, the birds don't like the feel of the gel, and the cinnamon smell reminds them not to land there.
Ian S C

Vegetable oil, cinnamon, duck, pan, some heat...   

[Steamer5]

Here you can get a sticky gel called Hotfoot,  or Wingo it gets applied to areas like Jo's garage roof to stop bird perching there. It consists of a gel made of thickened vegetable oil and cinnamon, the birds don't like the feel of the gel, and the cinnamon smell reminds them not to land there.
Ian S C

Vegetable oil, cinnamon, duck, pan, some heat...   

  I like your thinking Chris!

Cheers Kerrin

[b.lindsey]

And if you want to get fancy Chris, maybe some orange glaze ... . No idea what compliments pigeon though.

Bill

[crueby]

Where the heck is Zee? He would have been all over this line of thought...!

[Tennessee Whiskey]

Pigeons. Guys,  as a refined redneck foodie;  if you are preparing them as a way overpriced fowl,  they should be referred to squab, usually served with a hearty brown gravy/sauce and enough seasoning to hide the flavor  . Chris,  you say you guys  (notice I didn't say y'all ) have had a dry summer;  we've had the wettest on record  (must be the election  ) We had the invasion of Canadian geese a few years ago,  they pooped their way across the South, but,  we don't see them as much now.  Armadillos are working into the region and Tennessee had its first cougar spotting not long ago.  Guess that's how this whole big ball got to where it's at today,  we're just smart enough now to notice and record 

Cletus

[Flyboy Jim]

And if you want to get fancy Chris, maybe some orange glaze ... . No idea what compliments pigeon though.

Bill

I'm thinking something from the Clay Pigeon Winery would work: http://claypigeonwinery.com 

Jim

[crueby]

Pigeons. Guys,  as a refined redneck foodie;  if you are preparing them as a way overpriced fowl,  they should be referred to squab, usually served with a hearty brown gravy/sauce and enough seasoning to hide the flavor  . Chris,  you say you guys  (notice I didn't say y'all ) have had a dry summer;  we've had the wettest on record  (must be the election  ) We had the invasion of Canadian geese a few years ago,  they pooped their way across the South, but,  we don't see them as much now.  Armadillos are working into the region and Tennessee had its first cougar spotting not long ago.  Guess that's how this whole big ball got to where it's at today,  we're just smart enough now to notice and record 

Cletus

Ya'all (or however it is mispelled) are right, I be one of them thar Northerners! Up here, on the south shore of Lake Ontario, it started out as a nice summer, enough rain for everything to grow nice, then we got into an extended period of 90+ degrees (usually only about 8 or 9 days above 90, this year heading for 30 of them) where the rain came at us out of the midwest and Canada, but kept splitting and going to norht and south of us, we are WAY low on rain this year here. Just an hour south and they are getting drowned like you guys are.

And to keep the pigeons cheap, how about beer battering them into nice bite sized nuggets? Me, I'll stick with the Haddock... 

[b.lindsey]

I agree...Zee should be all over this. Poor boy must be working overtime.

Bill

[Ian S C]

He's out shooting pigeons.
The Canada Geese migrate to NZ each year, and as they do else where they make a right old mess.
Ian S C

[Lew Hartswick]

I prefer the air rifle approach that way you get a tasty sandwich to enjoy afterwards 

Jo

I have a problem with Pigeons here. I feed the native birds (White Wing Doves) and lately the cursed pigeons have started to take over .
Need to determine how potent and what accuracy in an air rifle is needed to eliminate the "problem". :-)
   ...lew...

[mklotz]

How cool.  Let's see....there is a gaggle of geese, a pod of whales, and a pride of lions....not sure what a group of ducks is...but whatever it is I would say that qualifies!!

They're called "terms of venery".  This reference...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_terms_of_venery,_by_animal#D

indicates that, for ducks, it's "badling" or "plump"; if on water then "paddling" or "raft".

[Lew Hartswick]

Marv, I notice they didn't have a term for "Politicians"  in there.  Wasn't that a " Congress" that I heard a bunch of them called on the net ???
 :-)
   ...lew...