A logical view about Pigeons

Jack Prescott
(Internet Published) Oct 2000

When man first domesticated pigeons he did so for the entertainment value of seeing them fly and them having the ability to return to the place where they were released from. Up high in the sky such pigeons were absolutely free like no other domestic livestock or indeed man himself, has ever been.

Even after so many years I am still enchanted when my pigeons rise to the size of the smallest specks. Enchanted and often very worried precisely like men were all those ages ago. In a way the sheer pleasure of watching such pigeons has been corrupted by men's desire to compete and to win. I have no argument against men's desire to compete and gamble for glory and money. My only concern is that these extremists seem to have developed contempt for men who enjoy such birds in their original context and with no ambitions to beat anybody.

In all fairness, I must say that a few of the very well known and respected Tippler men have indicted a more logical and more comprehensive attitude. I believe that a man can indulge in Tipplers or any conspecifics that fly well. He can lean towards scientific studies with such pigeons - he doesn't need to compete with another man. The joy, I think, is competing with nature and improving the quality of flying, plus the reliability and control and performance of such pigeons.

The extremists who lean too far towards competing have my deepest respects as long as they do not degrade other men who don't want to contest.

[Internet Published Oct 2000 at http://www.tipplers.com/jack/]