Every day's a school day

[Cobra]

I have multiple hanging feeders for the local LBJ's, with various menu items.
I also have quite a large population of woodies and feral pigeons in the area, so I also have a caged ground feeder,
to stop them getting at the grain nuts etc. But of course that doesn't stop the local Squirrel swinging by for a nut or two
I've even seen it getting grain from the hanging feeders.. just like a bird would...

I also have a hedge hog, I leave out raw mince and mealworms for that, in a small secreted area quite close to the house, but very much under cover.
As its been mostly mild I've been leaving out for it in the usual place.
This has been gone everyday, So I assumed that its woken up again.

Today, I happened to spot a wood pigeon helping it self to the stash.
I never thought they would eat any of this ( raw meat and meal worms) ...
As I said every day is a school day..

 

[Box Brownie]

Meal worms (dried, reconstituted, live?) I can understand as possibly of interest during the winter....but raw meat and Wood Pigeons eating it

 

[Cobra]

Meal worms dried,

Yes but I soak them in the summer, for water content, despite the fact that I have a bird bath.
for drinking out of, curiously a male blackbird was making the most of this just now, despite the fact that its raining

.but raw meat and Wood Pigeons eating it

That's what I thought too.

 

[Dale.]

every day is a school day..

One of my favourite sayings, because it's very true.

Pigeons will eat anything, a little while ago, I had one here (albeit feral) pecking at a dead house sparrow that I pressume had been caught by the local moggies.

I've also shooed them off our fox's bowl, which mainly has meat products in it early some mornings, if he's left some.

 

[Cobra]

I had one here (albeit feral) pecking at a dead house sparrow

I know feral's will eat just about anything, I've chased enough off landfill sites over the years.
But I was surprised that it was a woody ..

 

[Nod]

I suppose they're all related so will eat similar things. I've seen them clearing up after starlings when they've (the starlings!) been at the fat blocks (suet) and mealworms so it's not a huge leap. (And yes, they were woodies rather than rock dove hybrids.)