tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440862737324336414.post576905156233443709..comments2024-02-03T08:26:12.051+01:00Comments on Anecdotes from Malta: Il-Barumbara - A dovecoteSukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487950966823492140noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440862737324336414.post-61924557489262320842010-02-07T17:11:11.337+01:002010-02-07T17:11:11.337+01:00@ Dina - you could have always kept some pigeons i...@ Dina - you could have always kept some pigeons in that property! That way you would have not been refused permits. : )<br /><br />@ Nick- we don't have crows here but aren't they funny creatures with their cawing sounds?Sukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487950966823492140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440862737324336414.post-59826748674765728282010-01-29T13:59:48.555+01:002010-01-29T13:59:48.555+01:00Wow, this is very interesting. I've heard of ...Wow, this is very interesting. I've heard of the word Barumbara but it never crossed my mind to get to know what this really is or was used for. Thanks alot for this information. As I might have mentioned already, I love anything that has to do with old buildings here on our lovely island. As a matter of fact my husband and I were looking at a 400 year old property in Gudja to buy and convert into our home, but we were refused permits because of some of the old features in this house and funnily enough one of them were these six holes in the wall were pigeons used to breed and rest !!Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915306323006971277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440862737324336414.post-18429311792477728642010-01-29T08:32:45.172+01:002010-01-29T08:32:45.172+01:00We need more of these today even if they are not h...We need more of these today even if they are not healthy... the pigeons and doves have few trees left for their nests especially in Malta. In Italy many "comuni" which I think stands for your local "councils" put manmade bird nesting boxes in the parks to help with this ever increasing problem but I think they're not meant for pigeons but smaller birds. Pigeons are becoming a big problem especially in populated areas.Some problems are the results of man's interference with nature... homing pigeons was useful in ancient times but we can do without it nowadays.<br />Oh ... I'm sorry for the long comment!<br />Have a nice day! <br />Sue.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05544319811636783606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440862737324336414.post-47865778933067527172010-01-29T08:31:59.457+01:002010-01-29T08:31:59.457+01:00How interesting. I did not know that. I thought th...How interesting. I did not know that. I thought they kept the pigeons as a hobby. Oops :)Loreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520908604580765632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440862737324336414.post-60803263878392472032010-01-29T00:58:24.970+01:002010-01-29T00:58:24.970+01:00At least you have pigeons there, we have loads of ...At least you have pigeons there, we have loads of crows over here and they're scary birds.Nick Phillips (15/03/1967 - 04/11/2022)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01043552434776358684noreply@blogger.com