WAR AGAINST PIGEONS IN BRUSSELS.—The ever-increasing number of pigeons in Brussels is worrying the civic authorities, who have made a move which Londoners would not tolerate for a moment. The public have been forbidden to feed the birds. The Brussels pigeons are being captured by means of a baited net and taken to specially constructed pigeon-houses owned by the Antwerp Zoo, but the task of catching them is not easy. This photograph shows what frequently happens. The pigeons take fright and are off to the safety of a perch in the nearby Palace of Justice building. On the ground is a net intended for their capture.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30214, 20 August 1963, Page 11
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106WAR AGAINST PIGEONS IN BRUSSELS.—The ever-increasing number of pigeons in Brussels is worrying the civic authorities, who have made a move which Londoners would not tolerate for a moment. The public have been forbidden to feed the birds. The Brussels pigeons are being captured by means of a baited net and taken to specially constructed pigeon-houses owned by the Antwerp Zoo, but the task of catching them is not easy. This photograph shows what frequently happens. The pigeons take fright and are off to the safety of a perch in the nearby Palace of Justice building. On the ground is a net intended for their capture. Press, Volume CII, Issue 30214, 20 August 1963, Page 11
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