Farmer Paints Pigeons to Ward Off Predators


Feb 16, 7:16 AM (ET)
AMSTERDAM - A Dutch farmer has painted pigeons pink and green to ward off
hungry birds of prey and it seems to have worked, a Dutch newspaper reported
Wednesday. "I'm crazy about the birds ... Naturally, birds of prey are
going to eat pigeons, but preferably not here," the farmer told the Algemeen
Dagblad newspaper.
He began painting the birds with environmentally friendly, water-based paint
a year ago.
"The colors make the pigeons seem unsuitable as prey. The birds of prey
simply don't recognize them anymore," he said.


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