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Someone Is Putting Cowboy Hats on Pigeons in Las Vegas

WedgeX

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Continuing my quest to bring you pigeon-related news.

The day started out typically, according to Bobby Lee, our story's main witness. On the afternoon of Dec. 5, he was on his way to the grocery store when he noticed something red outside his car window.

Pigeons were milling around a parking lot near a dumpster, pecking the ground. Ordinary behavior for the birds, but for one detail: Two of them were wearing miniature cowboy hats, one red and one gray.

Baffled, he grabbed his phone. The "birds have hats on, bro!" Mr. Lee exclaimed in a 12-second video that he later posted on Facebook.
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Mr. Lee said he had no idea who had put the hats on the birds, though he noted one coincidence: The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo was in town. But the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, which organizes the event, "had nothing to do with the pigeons wearing cowboy hats," according to Scott Kaniewski, the editor of ProRodeo Sports News.

The mystery deepened. Animal welfare agencies contacted Mr. Lee, including Lofty Hopes, a bird rescue organization, which told him to stay on the lookout for the birds. Mariah Hillman, a founder of Lofty Hopes, said she had a second report of a sighting on Monday in the same area, as well as an unverified report of pigeons wearing hats in Reno.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said it "does not appear to be a police matter at this time." A Clark County spokeswoman, Stacey Welling, had no immediate comment.
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Many more takes and concerns for pigeon welfare at the link.
 
Falchion

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I guess someone is catching them, gluing (hopefully not though, that sounds painful) the hats on their head, and releasing them again?
 
Rimkrak

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Cracked.com says it's the cowboy from Big Lebowsky

I didnt get the joke

I also dont know why I still have Cracked.com on my feed
 

ChippyTurtle

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Are they glued on? If so this must be stopped.

If not, someone get one of the birds so we can verify it, and if its humane and not hurting the birds, let the mystery be.
 
Rassilon

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Cess007 said:
It's all fun and games until they learn to use a revolver
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Pigeons process light far faster than humans, indeed a film looks like a slideshow to them.

A pigeon would be a deadly opponent in a Mexican stand-off, being able to perceive an opponent reaching for their gun far quicker than your average cowboy.
 
Kard8p3

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Unless the picture quality is worse than it looks, you can't see any strings from the hats, makes me think they may be glued on :(
 
TheMango55

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I saw this story earlier today on another site with a far superior photo, this pigeon on the right looks like he just rode into town and is about to gun down a dozen outlaws.

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Funky Dude Sparks

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God bless the people putting the hats on pigeons (hopefully no glue 🤞 )

Making this dreary timeline a bit more tolerable
 
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