We don't have pigeons here, it's doves, we have lots of doves. We put out Safflower Seed, it's disliked by black birds, squirrels and loved by song birds and doves. Mainly Cardinals, finches and and Brown Thrashers plus many Doves eat the Safflower Seed. We have 3 Mockingbirds that live most of the time in our yard and we feed them grapes, probably 5-10 times a day if we're home, they sit on the patio table and look in. The Cardinals are the easiest to please, they'll eat the seed, the grapes and peanuts. The Mockingbird will chase away many other birds, for example I've seen him chase Blue Jays, and even other Mockingbirds besides the other two that he allows. We feed the black birds and the squirrels peanuts, unsalted for $2 a bag at Walmart. Since we have a CYV our backyard is like an enclosed habitat, and we have never seen any rats. We decided not to get a dog and the birds are our pets, and we don't have to worry about boarding them if we go away.
Safflower Seed you can buy at Wild Bird Center in the Crossroads Shopping Center between Best Buy and Kohls. Also Sparr Building Supply across from Brownwood, Pet Smart and Lowes had it when they opened but have not restocked it the last three months. Wild Bird Center is also a good place for nice bird feeder selection.
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