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Re:The Origins of Hatred for Pigeons (2016) by Raphmedia on Monday August 27, 2018 @04:38PM (#17854317)
Pigeon poop is pretty much harmless. It's dog poop everywhere that's annoying.

And seagulls, because they will fly over you on purpose. A pigeon defecating on you is pretty much something that happens randomly.

Also, ducks in nature.

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Re:The Origins of Hatred for Pigeons (2016) by cwmma on Monday August 27, 2018 @05:19PM (#17854647)
I forgot about geese, those assholes will fight you for fun
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Re:The Origins of Hatred for Pigeons (2016) by mr_toad on Monday August 27, 2018 @09:34PM (#17855994)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guard_goose
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Re:The Origins of Hatred for Pigeons (2016) by Rjevski on Monday August 27, 2018 @07:11PM (#17855282)
> And seagulls, because they will fly over you on purpose

Source? I’m really curious as to how shitting on people provided any evolutionary advantage.

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Re:The Origins of Hatred for Pigeons (2016) by Tade0 on Monday August 27, 2018 @07:42PM (#17855442)
My SO works seasonally in Venice, Italy where there are of course a lot of seagulls.

The birds go as far as land on people's heads and steal whatever food the person was holding.

Garbage bags are also considered a food spurce, so anyone taking out the trash so also at risk.

The only time I've ever been shat on by a seagull was when I was carrying a garbage bag.

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