World of the Bizarre

Mystery as pigeon spotted wearing a sombrero

By T.K. Randall
January 19, 2020

Image: AI-generated (Midjourney) The mystery of who has been sticking tiny hats onto pigeons has deepened further still this week after photographs emerged showing one of the birds wearing the pint-sized headgear in Reno, Nevada.

"So I'm out in the field on a ride along with parking enforcement, and what do I see? It appears to be a pigeon with a sombrero..." wrote Twitter user Sabra Newby who snapped the spectacle.

Last month a number of pigeons were spotted in Las Vegas, Nevada wearing small cowboy hats, leading to questions over who might be responsible as well as concerns for the birds' safety.Earlier this week those fears proved more than justified when one of the original hat-wearing birds was reported to have died, possibly from the fumes produced by the glue that the culprit used.

Investigations however have so far failed to identify who is responsible or why they are doing it.

So I'm out in the field on a ride along with parking enforcement, and what do I see? It appears to be a pigeon with a sombrero.... pic.twitter.com/SOjPKw8nQ0

— Sabra Newby (@sabrasireen) January 15, 2020

Source: Boing Boing

Tags: Pigeons