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Watch: Baby Pigeons Born In Williamsburg Resident's Pasta Strainer
It all started when Genevieve Roman left her window cracked on a two-month trip out of town.

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Breaking news from the now totally pigeon-ized estate of 33-year-old Manhattan Avenue resident Genevieve Roman, who famously returned home last week from a two-month trip to California to find a pigeon had flown into her apartment through a crack in her window and built a nest in her pasta strainer: The two adorable little eggs Roman found in the nest are eggs no more. They are also no longer adorable.
"They're not cute. They’re hideous," she said. "But I’m hopeful they might blossom."
Looks like it's too late for a live cam. But here's some footage that Roman, a local immigration attorney, sent us of her two new "anchor babies" cuddling in blissful ignorance of their astounding fugliness:
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GUYS! The baby pigeons famously incubating in a pasta strainer near the Lorimer stop are eggs no more. Not sure if good or bad thing pic.twitter.com/HPIK6lMLaT
— Simone Wilson (@simone_electra) April 24, 2017
Welp. Guess that's what baby pigeons look like.
So what now? Roman said Monday evening that she still had no clue what she was going to do about the family of street pigeons squatting in her pasta strainer.
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"I’ve barely been home, and I'm leaving again on Wednesday," she said. "I don't have time to really deal with it."
"I’m kind of okay right now since they’re so little," Roman said. "But I don't want them to be in my apartment when [they start to fly]."
Good luck to anyone wanting to catch a 2nd glimpse of these little pigeon nuggets! #protectivemomma #stepback
A post shared by Adelaide_NYC (@adelaide_the_pigeon) on Apr 24, 2017 at 10:06am PDT
Adding pressure to Roman's predicament is the fact that so many outsiders are now invested in the fate of Adelaide (yes, she named the pigeon — and made her an Instagram account) and the babies.
"The amount of love and support she has gotten from people around the world is incredible," Roman said.
The Williamsburg resident has also received more than a few long-winded emails from strangers who may or may not be a little too into pigeons, expressing concern that Adelaide could become malnourished without a man pigeon in the picture, that the babies might not be getting proper care, etc. etc.
But one thing's for sure, Roman said: "I am committed to making sure the whole family is safe."
"I’m playing it by ear," she said. "I want to have the time to figure out what to do. I want to do right by them."
However, she added, "I don’t really want to be known as the pigeon girl."
Too late?

Photos and video courtesy of Genevieve Roman
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