McHenry County Blog

Now, some people might look at this picture of two pigeons and think that it is of pigeons on a grate.

And, it is.

But, with the Illinois General Assembly moving to wrap up its session this last day of May so the Republicans won’t gain more power, one might think of the grate as the bottom of a cage that the Democrats are building around my proposed state bird.

Such a cage would keep the pigeon from flying to another state.

Will the birds be killed, plucked and served for dinner?

Of is some more dire ending in store for them?

Labels: Illinois, Pigeon, State Bird

Some in the flock of our newly nominated state bird, the pigeon, will fly away to other states at the threat of higher taxes and products.

That has been occurring for decades.

They may be the luckier ones, as they flee to avoid the new penalties Illinois Democrats are planning to place on the Illinois economy.

Or Illinois pigeons may act like the ones in Downtown Springfield did last year at the Old Capitol Art Fair.

About lunch time, a raptor decided it wanted a tasty pigeon. The flock flew thither and yon. My guess is that all but one escaped.

The rest felt safe enough to stay in Springfield for another year.

Labels: Illinois, Old Capitol Art Fair, Pigeon, Raptor, Springfield, State Bird

This pigeon was found fat, dumb and happy on top of a building in a Springfield alley, where its cheap photographer was saving a $2 parking fee during the Old Capitol Art Fair earlier this month.

Don’t you think the pigeon is more representative of Illinois that the Cardinal?

See also new state seal.

Labels: Illinois, Pigeon, Sate Seal, State Bird