Eh, Bird Vortex?
 

Every saturday, on my way to Naginata (which is THE 'sport' by the way) I see this house in Newington Green, NE London, which is ALWAYS besieged by birds.

Is this a 'vortex' or do the broadcast antennas have anything to do with it?
Shall I knock on the door and ask for the white rabbit?


Ehh, that attachment is way small, nobody can see the birdies like that.
Let's do this again:
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Re: Eh, Bird Vortex?
 

Maybe there is no loft insulation and its warm up there????

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I've been thinking about the simple explanations as well. It's lower so maybe there's less wind. It's just the fact that they're so concentrated on only that one roof. The insulation theory sounds quite logical actually, but come on, you're killing the game here. :)

Re: Eh, Bird Vortex?
 

The proximity of the high wall (shelter)? Texture/material of the roof (it looks different - better traction, darker colour = more warmth?) Closeness of 2 walls (more safety? less wind? Body heat containment?) Absorption of sunlight on the higher chimney (more warmth emitted)?

I learned lately that pigeons breed year 'round, even lay eggs and nest in the northern winters----brrrrrrrr!! --- they're not the spring songbird type.

Re: Eh, Bird Vortex?
 

Pigeons are drawn to landfills and restaurants where there’s garbage. They like heights, so buildings and up-high wires work well as pigeon roosts. Up high, they can see predators below. But, they also want to be protected from above. So, ledges, attics, soffit areas, I-beams, and any other high nook or cranny serves a pigeon well. If pigeons are roosting on your home or business, they draw other pigeons by decoy. Pigeons are drawn to other pigeons. They sense that those pigeons must have food if they’re all gathering around.

Pigeons do carry diseases, which is probably why they have been referred to as flying Pigeons. Ornithosis, encephalitis, Newcastle disease, cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, toxoplasmosis and salmonella are just a few of the illnesses spread by contact with pigeon poop and dead pigeons.

Maybe that's why they're hanging out above a pharmacy. LOL!

Re: Eh, Bird Vortex?
 

Haha! That solves the mystery!

Locusts plague 2.0 huh?

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It is known that birds do have their "inner" antena, leading them thousands of miles across the earth twice a year.

So I guess that they can feel a kind of "spot" here.

Could be electromagnetic and be from the antena's on the other roof, or it could be comming from the earth itself. Who knows...

Maybe there lives a person in the house, which energy & aura fields are very strong??? Who knows...:thumb_yello:

Re: Eh, Bird Vortex?
 

Now that's more the answer I've been looking for. Are there no alchemists among us?