So a couple of months ago I went out to my BBQ to cook up some steaks when I was startled by some new guests. When I pulled the cover off of the grill I found a pigeon nest underneath the grill right next to the propane tank. The nest was one of the saddest bird nests I had ever seen. It consisted of rusty nails, palm tree twine, metal wires, and pigeon poo. To my surprise there were two little eggs that had been laid. Later that next night I went out to check on them and I saw there mother who was nesting on her eggs.

I couldn't bear to do anything to the eggs so I let them sit wondering if they would ever hatch. This went on for a couple of months, and then one morning I went out to see two baby pigeons that had hatched from their eggs. Each night and day after this the mother would come and care for her babies. Now I am def. an animal lover. However the mess that these birds created was borderline unbearable. Were talking mounds upon mounds of pigeon poo.

Originally not minding as long as I could keep grilling (which I did from time to time) this began to become a bigger nuisance than I had predicted. A month went by and these pigeon's were still there. By now they had grown to what I would say was a teenager looking bird, there colors had come in and they were about the size of average pigeons.

I couldn't wait till they were going to leave. Each night I kept looking underneath the BBQ to see if they were gone and much to my dismay they were not. Not only were they not leaving but the mother would come back each night and continue to sit on them. This was pretty hysterical if you can imagine a full grown bird nesting on top of two other grown birds. I began wondering if their pigeon family was dysfunctional with an all to attached mother pigeon.

So I finally had reached a decision in my mind to shoo them off, believing that they would need some sort of incentive for leaving considering the mother looked like she was going to nurse them until she died. When I got home a couple of days ago to my surprise they were gone. They had finally decided to leave on their own accord (finally). But what's funny now is that they have been living in the surrounding area around my apartment. The two youngsters fight and fly from one stoop to the next many times falling, while their mother watches over them interrupting them when she sees fit.

I was surprised to see a nest in such an odd place, even more so to see the eggs hatch and grow healthy. So now I can enjoy the pigeon family without having to rent out my balcony space. Not to mention Kitty will be happy to have her resting space back. She def. Was aware of their presence yet I would never let he get to close in fear of pigeon diseases.