A strange thing happened yesterday, I heard a loud noise on the terrace roof, it sounded like a load of stones had been thrown on it. It turned out to be a pigeon that had stone like growths on it´s feet and the noise was when it landed!
It flew over to our pool but couldn´t reach the water so I got it a bowl of water which it drank quite a lot of. I managed to get near enough to see that it had a ring on one leg but it seemed to be struggling to fly properly because of these stone-like things on it´s feet, weighing it down I suppose. Apart from that it looked healthy and flew off after a while.
Well, it came back today, landed where I put the water, so it is still in the area. Maybe it is a racing pigeon that is lost or just weary and in need of food and drink. Has anyone else experienced this? I don´t know if I should report it but if so who to?
Any information much appreciated from any pigeon fanciers out there! No two days are the same living in the campo!
Pigeon info please!
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Braised Iranian-style Pigeon with rhubarb:
Preparation time less than 30 mins
Cooking time over 2 hours
Ingredients
4 x 500g/4lb8oz squab (baby pigeon), legs removed, cut into four pieces
10 stems rhubarb, cut into 2.5cm/1in pieces
2 red onions, diced
6 garlic cloves, chopped
1 tbsp turmeric powder
2 tbsp whole black peppercorns, ground
salt, to taste
90ml/6tbsp tomato and spice jam
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp parsley, picked and chopped
2 tbsp mint, picked and chopped
6 sticks cinnamon, roasted lightly
large pinch saffron, soaked in a little warm water
250ml/8½fl oz lime juice
chicken stock
olive oil
6 fresh dates, sliced
100g/3½oz chickpeas, soaked for 1 hour then cooked until just soft
Note: This recipe originally has Australian measurements. Equivalent measurements are as accurate as possible.
Method
1. In a large pot, brown the onions and garlic in some olive oil with the squabs, then add the salt, pepper and turmeric and fry for 1 minute.
2. Add the tomato and spice jam, honey, herbs, cinnamon and saffron. Add the lime juice and enough chicken stock to cover all the ingredients, then simmer for about 2 hours.
3. Add the rhubarb and simmer a further 5 minutes.
4. To finish, add the dates and chickpeas and serve with rice.
Note: Tomato and spice jam is sweet and savoury jam often used in Middle Eastern cooking. It combines tomatoes with cinnamon, honey, onion, garlic and ginger.
Preparation time less than 30 mins
Cooking time over 2 hours
Ingredients
4 x 500g/4lb8oz squab (baby pigeon), legs removed, cut into four pieces
10 stems rhubarb, cut into 2.5cm/1in pieces
2 red onions, diced
6 garlic cloves, chopped
1 tbsp turmeric powder
2 tbsp whole black peppercorns, ground
salt, to taste
90ml/6tbsp tomato and spice jam
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp parsley, picked and chopped
2 tbsp mint, picked and chopped
6 sticks cinnamon, roasted lightly
large pinch saffron, soaked in a little warm water
250ml/8½fl oz lime juice
chicken stock
olive oil
6 fresh dates, sliced
100g/3½oz chickpeas, soaked for 1 hour then cooked until just soft
Note: This recipe originally has Australian measurements. Equivalent measurements are as accurate as possible.
Method
1. In a large pot, brown the onions and garlic in some olive oil with the squabs, then add the salt, pepper and turmeric and fry for 1 minute.
2. Add the tomato and spice jam, honey, herbs, cinnamon and saffron. Add the lime juice and enough chicken stock to cover all the ingredients, then simmer for about 2 hours.
3. Add the rhubarb and simmer a further 5 minutes.
4. To finish, add the dates and chickpeas and serve with rice.
Note: Tomato and spice jam is sweet and savoury jam often used in Middle Eastern cooking. It combines tomatoes with cinnamon, honey, onion, garlic and ginger.
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Pidgeon Recipe
Yes Peter that is awful the garlic will spoil it
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Well, some interesting suggestions! Thanks for the replies and the recipe which seems to have frightened the poor pigeon away, maybe it saw the rhubarb growing in the garden! 
Toddcl, the pigeon is quite big, it looks quite mature, not that I am an expert of course and has a ring on it´s leg. Is this normal and would it go far from the nest with it´s Klingons?! If it comes back I´ll see if I can get it to have a paddle, if not will the **** drop off after a while on it´s own?
Toddcl, the pigeon is quite big, it looks quite mature, not that I am an expert of course and has a ring on it´s leg. Is this normal and would it go far from the nest with it´s Klingons?! If it comes back I´ll see if I can get it to have a paddle, if not will the **** drop off after a while on it´s own?
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