History Main / PeskyPigeons

* In ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', Laverne the gargoyle gets annoyed by all the pigeons who keep landing on top of her. During the climactic battle, she sics them on the guards in a spoof of the Wicked Witch of the West summoning her flying monkeys in ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.

Most city pigeons originate from either domestic pigeons who were abandoned, or let go into the wild, centuries ago. With few predators in urban environments, pigeon populations skyrocketed. Alas, due to their general lack of fear towards humans, city pigeons are considered a nuisance by many, and they are considered a vermin ([[YouDirtyRat "rats of the sky" or "flying rats"]] is a common appellation) due to hygiene issues.

Most city pigeons originate from either domestic pigeons who were abandoned, or let go into the wild, centuries ago. With few predators in urban environments, pigeon populations skyrocketed. Alas, due to their general lack of fear towards humans, city pigeons are considered a nuisance by many, and they are considered a vermin due to hygiene issues.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies2018'' episode, "Wock-a-Bye Fozzie", the babies watch a movie called ''The Wacky Alpacas Eat Spaghetti 2'' during their first sleepover. In the movie, a male alpaca is trying to deliver a plate of spaghetti to Wanda for a dinner date. The first time, his spaghetti is eaten by a flock of pigeons. The second time, the male alpaca comes a cross a giant pigeon. When the male alpaca and Wanda finally get to have their spaghetti together, the flock of pigeons eats it again as the alpacas have a SpaghettiKiss.

* ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies 3'' has zombie pigeons as fast but weak AirborneMooks which are usually spawned in a ZergRush by a [[HomelessPigonPerson Zombie Pigeon Feeder]] throwing bread around him.

* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with the Pidgey and Pidove lines in the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' franchise: they're certainly ComMon, and can irritate trainers wading through grassy areas as they look for rarer Pokemon. However, with training, they can evolve into Pidgeot and Unfezant, respectively, which are not only regal in their own right but also handy CrutchCharacters that could pull their weight up until the endgame.

* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with the Pidgey and Pidove lines in the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' franchise: they're certainly ComMon, and can irritate trainers wading through grassy areas as they look for rarer Pokemon, but with training they can evolve into the regal Pidgeot and Unfezant, respectively.

* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with the Pidgey and Pidove lines in the ''Franchise/Pokemon'' franchise: they're certainly ComMon, and can irritate trainers wading through grassy areas as they look for rarer Pokemon, but with training they can evolve into the regal Pidgeot and Unfezant, respectively.

* There were two statues in a city park, one male and one female. An angel appeared to them, saying, "You have been such good statues. As a reward, you are hereby granted 30 minutes of life." The two statues come to life, look at each other, and then go behind some bushes. After about 15 minutes of rustling, they come back out, looking satisfied. The angel tells them, "You know, you still have 15 more minutes." The male statue looked at the female staue and asked, "Wanna do it again?" "Yeah!" she replied. "But this time, ''you'' hold the pigeon down, and ''I'll'' poop on its head!"

-->'''Ricardo:''' Now so pleases with yourselves, now, huh? ''(laughs)''\\

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* Tor the FunnyAnimal tiger from the FurryWebcomic ''Webcomic/SwordsAndSausages'' needs to access his emergency fund stash, only to discover that his cache is empty, as seen [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/5-4 here]]. Pesky pigeons have absconded Tor's funds, and are purchasing bird seed in the town market with this booty. In Vale Valley, pigeons range from unhelpful to diabolical.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'' short, "[[Recap/MickeyMouseS4E12FeedTheBirds Feed the Birds]]", a flock of pigeons bully a small bird by denying him any and all food that Mickey tries to feed him. They later fly into Mickey's house, kick him out, and wreck it. Mickey and the little bird soon get back at the pigeons by trapping them in a rocket disguised as a giant bird feeder and launching them into space.

* ''Videogame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity'' has one of the questgiver on the middle of shooting flight of pigeons because of "pigeon shit on my car".

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'': The Goodfeathers often get pushed around for this reason.

* ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'' features an entire underworld pigeon cartel who engage in all manner of shady activities. The first episode reveals that they're engaging in specific forms of burglary, but they return in future episodes to cause more trouble, such as trying to sell off illicit shipments of sriracha hot sauce.

* Exaggerated in the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{We Bare Bears}}'', where the bears discover that pigeons [[spoiler:are running a burglary ring.]]

Many works set in the city will have a joke where the protagonist's car, or even the protagonist themself, get hit by pigeon poop. If a character is eating, then they might either get mobbed by pigeons or their food will get stolen by one (a trait alao attributed to seagulls). If a pigeon is an actual character, expect them to be either dimwitted or annoying.

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'''Concierge:''' Oh... the Kraut! He's on the top floor, apartment 23.
'''Max Bialystock:''' Thank you...
'''Concierge:''' But you won't find him there. He's up on the roof with his boids. He keeps boids. Dirty... disgusting... filthy... lice-ridden boids. You used to be able to sit out on the stoop like a person. Not anymore! No, sir! ''Boids!'' You get my drift?