How to Catch Pigeon by Hand 

Step 1: build there trust Step 2: abuse that trust and go in for the grab

Pigeons are actually very easy to catch.I have caught so many of them using only my hands.They also come back to the same place where I catch them.

I like how that pigeon really doesn’t care at all in the slightest.

I deal with pigeons on a regular basis as a rescuer - when I first decided to do this though, I put together a little kit I could carry in a pocket. It had scissors (different types), cream (for sore feet), some gauze (in case of a bleed) - you get the idea. With strings wrapped around the feet, always make sure to cut through them - even if you don't feel you can remove the string because it's embedded, cutting the string will help with circulation and prevent traumatic amputation of toes/feet. As for my kit, it's grown into a bigger bag with a lot of other things of use in there - I take it with me when I go to town, just in case.

Thanks for that! I went for a walk today down by the river and came across a beautiful pigeon with a wire around his foot. I didn't know what to do but I do now...In a few days, I'll have some food for the pigeons, a scissors, and a friend to help me fix him up! He or she will be as good as new. 😎

Catching pigeons at first can look scary at first, but then you realize its not hard at all and they are harmless. Just dont do it fot evil.

I love and like pigeons, when I leave school I always feed them until I love them, I thank you for sharing❤🎉😊

I could've used your help yesterday as I was so close to a pigeon that has this same problem. It was losing circulation around it'd foot because of string but nobody was around to help me cut the string off. Nothing I could do alone unfortunately. I could tell it was in distress. Poor little things deserve so much better on this planet than what we have left them.

If you don't know, sadly some Pigeons end up losing almost all theyr foots due to this... If a pigeon loose more than 3 fingers they can'tbe released bc the foot is almost destroyed, and when they search for food they mostly walk than fly, and it hurts for them. Know by someone who rescued Pigeons for years, and have some that sadly can't be released due to this

i always carry nail scissors and a stitch picker. also a sock with a hole in the toe, to pop them in. love this. Always remember peeps, ligature wounds can be much more serious than they look so call a wild animal rescue

Great video! Thanks for sharing about the issues plastic has on our world! Nice catch too :)

I must have caught 100 pigeons by now since 2018 to 2024. I have a thin nail scissors in my bag to cut off all threads and human hair, and gently remove them. I catch them when they eat and they don't see so much, over the wings and hold it quickly on my chest, so it calms down and can not flap its very strong wings. Then I prefer to sit down, put it upside down with head towards me and cut as fast as I can and let it away to the ground, I give it seeds after quickly, it don't get afraid. I try to take all threads off, also the stuck ones. I don't pull threads more into the foot but go around the toes and away. All the pigeons seem happier when one who can't walk gets freed of its threads.

Good job! I always carry small sharp pointed nail scissors and some good quality tweezers. You can really get it all out that way and pretty quick. Turn the pigeon up on its back and sit something like a cap over its face to make it extra calm. It is very very easy and you get the hang of it pretty quick.

There is a pigeon who comes to my balcony with a rope in her leg. The leg is a bit swollen. I wish I could do that but I have never catched one and I'm worrying about hurting her wings or scare her trying to catch her and failing. Her mate always is behind her trying to quit the rope with his beak but she always flies away. I don't know what can I do because the rope is very rolled around and it's not as easy as just pull it. I don't have the ability of catching pigeons like in the video and what most scares me, as I said, is hurting the wings because she moves abruptly.

Great video, really helpful, thanks. How long does it take to learn to catch pigeons like that?

0:32 whell that pigeon got grabbed

Great explained, I am working for the local bird aid:) if you can‘t remove all of the threads please bring it to your bird aid, they can make it away even if it is laced to the bones

I liked that you helped the pidgeon, but I would like to catch them in a friendlier way

Hey i used to remove wire/string/twine off pigeon feet for nearly 5 years while in prison. I had a theory maybe you can help...Do you know if when you take the wire off if their blood circulation causes complications or no? I figured the trapped blood coming back into the rest of its body could make it ill. (Id take ones with the wire under their skin and use something to cut the wire and then pull it out from under like a piece of spaghetti or something btw, even if i cut the little dude a bit, its better than him losing his leg)

😂 pigeon pooped when let go

Graciaas por esto!! Las palomas merecen una vida sin que sus patas sean mutiladas por hilos o plásticos. Saludos desde Chile

Great explained! Please always remove all the threads, this is always possible otherwise it will constrict again

He just chillin

Kinda funny how the pigeon just takes a dump at the end before it flies away. 3:15

Absolutely awesome job

When I remove threads with a cutacle scissors then I am all quiet, or I say some nice sounds at first, and look at her and close my eyes, to calm her. She did it perfectly, the pigeon flew downwatds to the ground at first and did not seem afraid. I work as quick as I can and concentrate only on this until I can release her. If the other pigeons have flown away, I wait until they are back, or she can get a shock and I had a few like that and they never came back. I think they might have died. They are always together. It happened once and I kept the pigeon in my arms for a few minutes and they were back as I had all the hemp seeds on the ground. They can fly away when they get scared by running children or high noises.

I did catch one yesterday. Who was injured by wires arpund the feet. First time as i hopr i didnt damage its chest by holding it firm. As someome else had to cut the rope. And we succeeded without any harm to the feet. When it flew away it did poop. I hope i did good. It couldnt walk on the foot and now it can. So can you tell me if firm is harmful because it didnt flew back to say thank you. And i did see some more animals that flew back to show their gratefulness. So sad no one else tried to catch it and looked at me as if i am a weirdo. But i couldnt let it just lose it foot and missed the train for 2 hours. At least the wire is off now.

The pigeon knew the job was dangerous when he took it. 💀

How do you get does small brown birds

Do they get scared or angry as of this?

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0:30 the swan be like : "hey hey hey.. human.. noo.. heyy.."

Really cool video! Where did you learn to do that? Can you do a video about your background/education????

Thanks for helping birb. :3

Thanks for catching! 🙂

I worry about posting catch tutorials because there are way more people wanting to do harm to pigeons than wanting to help them. Plus a botched case can result in the pigeon losing their tail

Soo easy and great idea! Thanks

Pigeon: LEAVE ME ALONE BITCH ;.; Polite person: Keep calm my baby =)

I think urban birds are more skittish no. Hope in me catching these two have string near my home I keep trying..

Well done

Thanks!

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I remember the days before plastic bottles and plastic packaging. When everything was package in glass bottles, metal cans, or paper, usually waxed. All disposable or recyclable with NO issues, and not environmentally harmful. Why can't we just go back to DOING THAT?

Can I skip the whole trust part?

How does that happen though?

Nice

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There is a poor speckled black and white pigeon at my work and he has this small piece of rope wrapped around his feet and he can't walk on one of the feet and it is wrapped tight around his toe that it is turning black and I can't catch it. it lets me get close, but then it flies off. help!

feels like hes been cougth many times cause the ones in my place they aint calm at all when u catch em

Hey why you are not uploading the videos

There’s this family of pigeons in my school and every recess I’m trying to catch them with my hands to show off it to my classmates but every time I’m close it flies away closest I’ve got was about 40 cm

I do this all the time !

i catch them with one hand and it’s actually pretty easy to catch him-

That's the best way to break a wing accidentally. Although you never meant to hurt the creature your technique was atrocious. Crouch down on one knee and put some wheat seeds or corn in your hand and sprinkle some underneath onto the floor. Some birds will eat from your hand while some will eat the ones underneath. Slowly and gently cup the bird underneath your hand.

Not think the pigeon would peck your hand

I removed threads in 21 pigeon.

I wouldnt do that :( i would just feed them then leave

I just gonna say to my big brother to give me one blue bar

I thought the pigeon was screaming cuase she grabbed him but it was just a goose

Why do I want one as a pet dobad

Where is it? I prefer Kereru. I hope you do not get sick because pigeons carry diseases.

What am I fucking spider man how am I going to catch the if they are on rooftops of houses

I want to tame an army for WAR

I acctualy started ctaching pigeons before you and i let them go

GOD DAMN GIRL THX FOR THAT

why didn't you remove the string?

Ma'am you're awesome 👏 I wouldn't even place my finger anywhere that bird , cause their eyes , they freak me out🤯

Thanks im going to steal all the pigeons

Wait don't pigeons carry diseases so how are you not catching it

i searched up how to catch a pigeon on google becaese i want to catch a pigeon. and i am.

She not even holding the pigeon properly

I catch sparrows and pigeons every day for the meat whenever I’m bored