Columbidology (PIGEONS? YES) with Rosemary Mosco
Part 1: You love pigeons. You might not know it yet. Espionage! Fancy breeds! Internal GPS! Weird feet! Should you be afraid of them? Should you adopt one? Pigeon advocate, comic artist and author of “A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching,” Rosemary Mosco finally joins to answer all of our questions in a beautifully mellow and melodious wall-to-wall pigeon exploration. I loved every minute of making this one and if you stick around for the secret, I’ll take you behind-the-scenes. Listen, then sit on a bench and watch your new friends.
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Part 2: The thrilling conclusion of PIGEONS, with Columbidologist and author Rosemary Mosco of Bird and Moon comics. It’s wall-to-wall listener questions and you’ll hear all about bonded pairs, the fate of the extinct passenger pigeon, the best cinematic pigeons, how to help their nubby feet, gender reveals gone very wrong, Las Vegas mysteries to boil your blood, and so much more. Also: did I just see a wedding bird escapee?
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Browse Rosemary’s books including A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching: Getting to Know the World’s Most Misunderstood Bird and There Are No Ants in This Book
Read Rosemary’s nature comic Bird and Moon and support on Patreon
Donations went to Great Lakes Pigeon Rescue and Palomacy
Links to things we discussed:
Cunning Neanderthals hunted and ate wild pigeons
Pigeons, a Darwin Favorite, Carry New Clues to Evolution
The Far Side Comic Strip by Gary Larson
Pigeon Iridescence: Physical and Functional Properties
Rare wild ancestors of feral pigeons found living on British and Irish islands
Limited domestic introgression in a final refuge of the wild pigeon
Americans used to eat pigeon all the time—and it could be making a comeback
Nutrition Facts and Calories for Squab
Trumpeter (pigeon) - Pigeon Wiki - Fandom
Cropper Tumbler Pigeon (video)
Pigeon Breeding: Genetics at Work
Following the sun: a mathematical analysis of the tracks of clock-shifted homing pigeons
Magnetic compass helps pigeons find their way
Dr. Elizabeth Carlin’s pigeon research
Widespread genetic connectivity of feral pigeons across the Northeastern megacity
Urban pigeons losing toes due to human activities
L.A. Was Once Home to the World's Largest Flock of Pigeons
Magnetoreception: A Dynamo in the Inner Ear of Pigeons
A Putative Mechanism for Magnetoreception by Electromagnetic Induction in the Pigeon Inner Ear
German city issues coronavirus pigeon-feeding permits
Occasional human infestations by feral pigeons' ectoparasites: Two case reports
Pigeons Exonerated In Meningitis Cases By Italian Specialist
Human diseases caused by feral pigeons
Million Dollar Pigeons Official Trailer 2022
PG-67 WW II pigeon message vial
Cunning Neanderthals hunted and ate wild pigeons
Pigeons, a Darwin Favorite, Carry New Clues to Evolution
Rare wild ancestors of feral pigeons found living on British and Irish islands
Nutrition Facts and Calories for Squab
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