I had a pigeon build a nest in an empty planter on my balcony. Didn't make too much of a mess except directly around the planter. No more than a bird feeder does. Hatched her two babies there and watched them grow up and take off. Mom never came back to use the nest again. Was hoping she would because it was so fun to watch. Having read the other comments, I wonder if trying to get rid of the nest and/or eggs right away causes them to try again there? Just a thought. I looked at it as a gift. And because you are asking for advice to begin without already destroying the nest, I think you might have a hard time destroying the eggs if all you cared about was the mess they might cause. My teacher at vet tech school at the time who grew up in South Africa said that when a bird builds a nest on your house, it is considered to be a blessing from God.means you're considered a worthy soul to be chosen for such an honor. Thought that was pretty cool - esp. When a couple months later a pair of goldfinches made their nest in my hanging Chinese lantern on the same deck.h

I guess if you believe everything pest control companies would like you to believe because it profits them then believe but any bird, animal or any other kind of feces can cause health problems if you don't treat it like what it is ! I have had pigeons for well 40 plus years and have never been sick from them I've also never seen a tick on a pigeon or know or heard of anyone who has died from a pigeon specific disease. Your more likely to get sick from a dog or cat they have human compatible diseases and parasites. Pigeon fertilizer is high in nitrogen and not as acidic as chicken fertilizer works great in gardens and flowers I use it on mine. A few facts are pigeons the second domesticated animal first being the dog. They were used for one of the most reliable means of communications by the U.S military as well as others and were part of the army pigeon Corp until the 70s as well as other military countries more recently with many decorated pigeons like cher ami and G.I Joe. Anyway you can Google any of the things I've said here for more info and a lot more also the ARPU (American racing pigeon union ) has help and info if your looking for facts it's free not fear and driven by million$ and the only kind of _ _ _ _ I don't care for. Oh they are also in cities where there are large populations of people and pigeons ? Still no plague big shock

Since no one's responding to this I guess no one really knows what it is. It is big, but it does look like it is in the pigeon/dove family. It could be some kind of pigeon or dove with leucism (partial albinism). Sure is interesting looking, especially the yellow eyes. Sorry not a lot of help. Does she live in the city where there are a lot of pigeons, or out in the country with a ton of doves?

Mystery solved? I sent a photo of the desk to the Auction house that had a picture of the same desk on Google. This reply arrived this morning: ""The desk that you have appears to be a late 19th early 20th century desk of mahogany. Desks similar to these were sold by a company caled Paine furniture amongst others. The block front design is very desirable. I would estimate this piece at between 2-3000 thousand dollars. With that said, it would increase considerably if the desk turned out to be earlier than what I described. However, I am quite sure of its age."" Again, thank you all for your input. We have another, (even older desk) but I will not bore you with pictures this weekend. :) ML