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AldoLeopold

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95. Very interesting

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 12:10 AM

Dec 2012

Of course you realize that if they have it in them in, so dost thou. Anything under 2.5 microns slips right on by.

The question is, how much do they have in them? Concentration?

I realize they have a different SA/V ratio, but you ever wonder why we don't just skip the middle man and use ourselves as bio indicators? I don't know of too many living human bioassays in NYC - but I'd love to read that journal.

And as far as ingestion, where do you think sewer runoff goes to? Even tertiary treatment plants have a heluva time getting that stuff out with ye olde gravity.

As a side note, never, ever, ever, ever have an urban garden. Ever. Urban hens though - dunno bout that. Sounds cool if I weren't a vegan. Are their shells ever overly thin?

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I'm not being sarcastic: can you eat pigeons that live in the city? [View all] UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 OP

yes, but it tastes better when you call it 'squab' unblock Dec 2012 #1

Yes, we would never eat squid either, Yavapai Dec 2012 #61

Funny! Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2012 #84

Squab? Cleita Dec 2012 #2

pigeons are free. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #3

Free--I'll pay to get rid of them. Downwinder Dec 2012 #12

And edible. Deep13 Jan 2013 #127

Catfish eat pretty much anything, too. Shadowflash Dec 2012 #36

Depends on where they are eating anything. Cleita Dec 2012 #41

Catfish are a sin to eat "And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of jody Dec 2012 #45

After all of the deviant things I've done UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #56

I know and I've sinned greatly and often accompanied by hush-puppies and gourmet catfish stew. nt jody Dec 2012 #59

I've eaten many hush puppies at the UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #64

Hush Puppy Restaurant in Bakersfield, surely you jest! If you're ever in NOLA don't miss the jody Dec 2012 #71

I've only been to New Orleans once. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #81

They make the most incredible Turtle Soup with cream and sherry! nt Walk away Dec 2012 #86

You and me both. cliffordu Dec 2012 #116

As I'm not superstitious Shadowflash Dec 2012 #58

When did catfish lose their fins? cherokeeprogressive Dec 2012 #98

Their lack of scales is the problem jmowreader Dec 2012 #112

They are typically eaten at about four weeks of age LARED Dec 2012 #4

I hear squirrels are really tasty Dirty Socialist Dec 2012 #5

Uh, no, they're not dballance Dec 2012 #63

I think squirrel is the best tasting wild game I have had. Growing up doc03 Dec 2012 #70

Squirrel's FTW Go Vols Dec 2012 #72

Great, Glad You Liked it dballance Dec 2012 #90

Most of the time venison was our hamburger usually had doc03 Dec 2012 #93

If pigeons are a protected species then this country is really fucked. LancetChick Dec 2012 #6

They're not protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act XemaSab Dec 2012 #15

They're not even native. surrealAmerican Dec 2012 #19

I did not know that. You learn such interesting stuff on DU. Thanks KittyWampus Dec 2012 #37

No, they never go out of season. You can pretty much use them for target practice. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #27

i would tenderize/marinate them first unblock Dec 2012 #7

ROAST PIGEON with GREEN SAUCE LARED Dec 2012 #8

noooooooo! Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #33

Could've been a Hee Haw quote: "What's for dinner, Granda?" "City Chicken! Yum, yum!" nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #74

Pastilla (Moroccan Pigeon Pie) WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2012 #91

just know they can accumulate city pollutants (like lead) in their bodies eShirl Dec 2012 #9

Well, that takes the wind out of my suggestion posted below. jonthebru Dec 2012 #111

I have no clue but they do carry diseased that can be bad for humans. LisaL Dec 2012 #10

For a surprisingly tasty meal; Possum and Taters LARED Dec 2012 #11

I've always called them the "bums of the bird world." For obvious reasons... CTyankee Dec 2012 #13

flying rats shanti Dec 2012 #14

Sky Rats AnnieBW Dec 2012 #16

Actually they are very sweet birds Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #62

Eating Pigeons In NYC: Jackson Landers Hunts And Eats Invasive Species In The Big Apple PoliticAverse Dec 2012 #17

Can you hunt them with a slingshot? UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #23

That looks like a "Wrist Rocket" to my eye! nt MADem Dec 2012 #35

That it is. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #43

Still have mine and practice often... PCIntern Dec 2012 #47

So was I, way back in the day! Long time ago, that! nt MADem Dec 2012 #52

It is illegal to possess wrist-brace type slingshots in the State of New York... PoliticAverse Dec 2012 #38

All right then. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #44

Wow. Every kid I knew had one back in the day. nt Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #124

If you're really hunting, you're better off with a classic Sling. Xithras Dec 2012 #119

With enough practice TlalocW Dec 2012 #102

Sweet. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #106

Wonder do they taste anything like quail? That is delicious. So are guinea. southernyankeebelle Dec 2012 #18

I'd be concerned about lead, mercury, and ... surrealAmerican Dec 2012 #20

Well, from what SOME people say, it seems that you'd pretty much HAVE to - downandoutnow Dec 2012 #21

Often I have wondered. Jack Sprat Dec 2012 #22

Concerns about disease, mainly, I imagine theKed Dec 2012 #79

Yes the younger the better. aikoaiko Dec 2012 #24

I have heard of pigeons being raised. Even in the city raising pigeons would cause bluestate10 Dec 2012 #25

I ate a sandpiper once Xipe Totec Dec 2012 #26

Lol! DUzy. Nt PCIntern Dec 2012 #48

Cat or dog would probably taste better... but lookup some squab recipes. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #28

Only set to proper music jberryhill Dec 2012 #29

That's the first thing that came to my mind! A friend of mine thought I was crazy when I started libinnyandia Dec 2012 #31

There's a classic novel about some West Indians living in London malaise Dec 2012 #30

Squirrels are protected where I live Retrograde Dec 2012 #32

Here's what your government thinks about it... cbrer Dec 2012 #34

2 from droppings and one rare one. Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #125

Anybody who says cbrer Jan 2013 #129

It seems as long as you are not eating their droppings Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #130

Pigeons that live in inner-cities are pretty damned salty. DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #39

We had a Welsh men's choir visit our small NJ town once. s-cubed Dec 2012 #40

Rabbits! UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #50

Can't speak for myself, but . . . CrazyOrangeCat Dec 2012 #42

We had an orange cat when I lived in Las Vegas UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #49

Orange cats rule! CrazyOrangeCat Dec 2012 #51

Indeed Freddie Dec 2012 #76

Well, give Freddie a scritch behind the ear from us. CrazyOrangeCat Dec 2012 #82

DO NOT EAT CITY PIGEONS. AT ALL! JaneyVee Dec 2012 #46

You can but you probably shouldn't. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2012 #53

Let us know how quickly the lead poisoning starts to affect your faculties, but hey, knock yourself MADem Dec 2012 #54

you'd be surprised what you could eat if you were truly hungry Skittles Dec 2012 #55

No shit. cliffordu Dec 2012 #117

please it is ILLEGAL to kill, cook, & eat the pigeons w.out a license in some USA cities pitohui Dec 2012 #57

I posted that info below. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #66

Someone who is having trouble loading pages DU mailed me this: UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #60

Cooper's hawks are delicious, kind of l like spotted owl. Yavapai Dec 2012 #68

I don't have pigeons but I put a few slices of bread doc03 Dec 2012 #65

You kill one crow and the rest will find out and avoid you. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #67

I know crows are very intelligent. I saw an experiment that some University students doc03 Dec 2012 #77

That's the PBS Nature link I posted. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #80

I remember watching it a while back, the vending machine doc03 Dec 2012 #83

Blasted crows have chased the mockingbirds and blue jays from my street Retrograde Dec 2012 #88

Since I feed them every morning I should be pretty popular doc03 Dec 2012 #89

But don't we have a "deal" with them? tavernier Dec 2012 #69

There's often several of them laying under the power lines near where I live Major Nikon Dec 2012 #73

Delicious. Uncle used to shoot them out of barn rafters - lynne Dec 2012 #75

Flying rats? I don't THINK so! (BLEAGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!) WinkyDink Dec 2012 #78

Apprehending pigeon poachers in NYC is hardly on the priority list of the NYPD eilen Dec 2012 #85

Hmmmm UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #87

Squab is good eating, prepared right. But city pigeons have lead in them. Hekate Dec 2012 #92

Very interesting AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #95

I'm away from the big city, where it's healthier all around Hekate Dec 2012 #100

To answer your question, because a lot of pollutants accumulate in fatty tissues. LeftyMom Dec 2012 #109

You're right! AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #114

Some handy tips on how to clean your bird: UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #94

That won't get the delicious cadmium out AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #96

You harvest what you sow tama Dec 2012 #115

Man, I was born into this mess AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #118

Like the rest of us tama Dec 2012 #120

A lot of lead in the urban environment was due to tetraethyl lead in gasoline -- long since removed FarCenter Dec 2012 #97

I love selfish justification. flvegan Dec 2012 #99

There is a recipe in a chinese cook book a friend of mine had some years back. It is eaten in China Thinkingabout Dec 2012 #101

no idea, I would look into getting a food stamp ebt card before quinnox Dec 2012 #103

Video of a pelican eating a pigeon: RoverSuswade Dec 2012 #104

Video of a catfish grabbing a pigeon UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #108

not sure about the legality of doing so fahrenheit451rb Dec 2012 #105

Plus, what about seagulls- they look like they have a lot more meat NBachers Dec 2012 #107

There's an old saying about eating seagulls... Xithras Dec 2012 #121

Gulls are reputed to taste very strongly of fish.... Hekate Jan 2013 #123

Honestly, not a bad idea. jonthebru Dec 2012 #110

How could you legally harvest them? jmowreader Dec 2012 #113

Google "pigeon trapping" nt tama Dec 2012 #122

I can't believe this silly thread is still going. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #126

I've actually wondered why no one eats them. Deep13 Jan 2013 #128