TOWN CAN’T REMOVE XMAS TREE BECAUSE THERE’S A PIGEON IN IT

In England, a Christmas tree in the town of Beverley, East Yorkshire is still standing on a traffic island six months after Christmas because there’s a pigeon living in it. The tree, now long past dead, was supposed to be removed in January, along with the rest of the holiday decorations, but a pigeon is now nesting in it and it is illegal to take, damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird while that nest is in use or being built. The tree will stay in place until the pigeon decides to leave. Wildlife experts say breeding season ends next month, and the pigeon might move on after that.
* Or it might see the hell of a deal it’s getting, rent-free, on the town’s dime.
* This is coo-coo.
* And yeah, now everyone says the town of Beverley, East Yorkshire is for the birds.
* Have they offered it a buyout in bread crumbs?
* On the bright side, thanks to the pigeon, the tree looks like it’s decorated with fake snow.
* Remember this excuse next January when the wife bugs you to take the Christmas decorations down. “Can’t honey – pigeon.”