Pigeon With Sombrero on its Head Spotted in Reno

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[nickcarraway]

Reno City Manager Sabra Newby spotted a pigeon wearing a sombrero and Tweeted about it on Wednesday.

This follows a pigeon in Las Vegas with a cowboy hat glued to its head that died earlier this week.

Washoe County Animal Services said this is the first known instance of something like this in the area. People who see the bird asked to call dispatch at 775-322-3644 because they need to know the exact location to track the bird.

Newby called on others to notify animal control if they see the bird.

“While quirky or fun, it’s still inhumane,” Newby said in a statement. “The birds suffered when this exact thing happened last year in Las Vegas. One of them recently died. We don’t want copycats.

“Reno cares about our animals,” Newby added. “They need protection and don’t need to become a punchline.”

[nickcarraway]

Video at site.

[relictele]

Is patrolling pigeons really in the city manager’s job description or remit? Does the social contract extend to pigeons and ‘being nice to animals?’

[Texas Eagle]

Could be worse. Could be a pancake.

[Caipirabob]

Damned illegals!

[Chickensoup]

Las Vegas had pigeons in red cowboy hats, I think it is great!

[WKUHilltopper]

That’s what I was thinking.

[Russ]

Racist pigeons...

[Psalm 73]

Now THAT’S a fashion statement....

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Um, you’re NEVER going to put a dent in the pigeon population. One has to suffer for the cause. Kami-pigeon.

[NativeSon]

The pigeons are lucky that their hatchling’s parts aren’t worth money.

[MikelTackNailer]

Could be worse. Could be a pancake.

"Bunnies wear pancakes and you got to believe me.
I saw it I saw it I tell you no lie..."

[sheana]

This just proves that the cowboy pigeons in Vegas ran the Mexican pigeons off to Reno.

[Leep]

Bigfoot: Sure..a pigeon wearing a sombrero..how gullible can you be?

[Yardstick]

This follows a pigeon in Las Vegas with a cowboy hat glued to its head that died earlier this week.

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Finally some real news. I wondered how they attached the hat. A tiny chin strap seemed unlikely and now we know it was glued.

Now I want to know the cause of death of this hat wearing bird. Did he die of excess popularity? You know the other birds were jealous.

[heavy metal]

it’s a mexican drone scoping out the place...

[9422WMR]

Cowboy Up! Yee Haw 🤠

[Tijeras_Slim]

Jerzy Kosiński has an alibi.

[ConservativeMind]

No hat caused a bird death.

It’s glued to feathers that fall out.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

There’s a solution. Somebody call Tom Lehrer.

[Publius]

Tom Lehrer: "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park"