#also very funny way to start this message happy belated pride month everybody :)

[pigeon-butch]

as a femme who just got a rescue pigeon who seems to like people but hate Hands™️ with a passion, do you have any advice? also love your little guy and your username lol

:') <3

I'm assuming they're aggressive rather than fearful of hands? That's pretty typical for pigeons, especially male pigeons, as a lot of their courtship and status is based around biting/wrestling with others, and hands are generally what they target with us lol. It's hard to say for sure without seeing your bird's behavior and knowing a bit more context but my best guess is one of two things - if they're reacting to hands being placed near them with aggression that's probably just them being defensive, while if they're seeking out your hands it's more likely (but not for sure) a driving behavior. For the former, respecting their space as much as possible is best, while for the latter you can let them wrestle your hand a bit as long as it doesn't hurt too bad. When Quinn was going through that phase, I basically just treated him like a bitey puppy, backing off and ignoring him any time he bit too hard until he learned what was an appropriate amount of force he could use without hurting me!