Ingleby Bird Lady: Sue Francis on rescuing pigeons

Sue Francis rescues injured birds and some of them choose to stick around after being nursed back to health and released.

The 62-year-old has been known as the Ingleby Bird Lady for more than two decades.

She says pigeons are particularly endearing and shares her home with a number of them.

The "compassionate" birds have an unfair reputation as vermin, she says.

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