My Toe hurts Betty !!

My mother used to visit her grandparents who lived in the countryside with a large vegetable garden. She was told that they were saying "Plant peas Sir, do do". Very apt as they would love to come and feast on the crop if given a chance !

We get loads of wood pigeons in our garden downtoearth so I will be listening out for “my toe hurts Betty”

My late mother used to say the pigeons had heard Irish cattle thieves planning their next theft and were saying, ' tak two coos Paddy,'

I hear the pigeons saying "I love you, I do".

Very annoyingly they shout it from our chimney pot, early in the morning.

Wood pigeons are forever called Trevor in our family, ever since my little granddaughter aged 4 was asked by her very keen bird-watcher dad "What's that bird called?", thinking that his teaching would have sunk in by now. A look of sheer bewilderment crossed her face and she shouted "Trevor", in desperation.
There are loads of Trevors around here. At the moment they keep eating the grass seed which I recently sowed to fill a bare patch.... Bl***y Trevors! (I love them really!)

Henetha .It may well be Trevor telling Betty his toe hurts

Do they say it in a Frank Spencer voice??

Plant peas sir, do do, is exactly what the pigeons here shout down our chimney every evening, they must perch right on top of it, we had to turn the tv up to drown out the racket from them tonight.

Sounds more like Victor Meldrew Merlot...

Well downtoearth I’ve studied my (Geordie) wood pigeons today and it seems they say “bucket of coal” over and over ......trouble is we are all gas central heating round here so I’m confused

Wondering is it’s code for something ?

We have lots of collared doves here. They only ever get as far as saying "my toe hurts", or "plant peas sir"

Who remembers learning at primary school about yellowhammers saying "a little bit of bread and no cheese"?

Our pigeons just fight!
They are quite vicious, hitting each other with their wings.

* Gilly* we are in Norfolk, it could be regional, ours might be a wimpish type that like to moa about their ailments.

They are quite vociferous this morning,I feel quite sorry for Mrs WP , if where married to him he'd be saying me a@#e hurts Betty as my toe would be going up it.

downtoearth ??

and I do love your thread title ?

Thank you Beechnut

When ours are fighting I think of Freddie:

Don't stop me now, 'cause I'm having a good time

As a child my mother told me the wood pigeons were saying “my toes are so cold”. That was in Hertfordshire.

We have a bird that says “Come on, come on “. . We have no idea what sort it is but DH thinks it may be a blackbird. However it is only here during the summer.

Our pigeons have two rhythms. One says "I'm much too pretty" and the other one says "I told you yesterday". Another bird, I think it's another variety of pigeon, keeps on and on saying "divorce him".Hidden messages there I think!

BBbevan .....do they ever add ‘if you think you’re ‘ard enough’ ?

I expect that Mumsnetters have birds in their garden that shriek ‘leave the b.....d’

Lemongrove ??

All is quiet at the moment, think they must be visiting the inlaws today,.. hopefully.....Betty sounds like she says " shut up Clive"...

Mine seem to say “Score 10 if you can hit the car she’s just washed” ?