The actress was the city centre on the weekend when she noticed the fowl roaming the streets.
Helen, identified for enjoying Rosie Webster on Coronation Street, posted a video of the fowl to TikTok. At the time of writing it has amassed greater than 269,000 views.
The video was captioned: “Not my most glamorous post but a pink pigeon [is] roaming the street of Bury town centre.”
In the video she stated: “It’s pink! What the hell, it’s really pink.
“No severely what fowl is that? Is {that a} pink pigeon?
“I imply am I being silly? I’ve by no means seen certainly one of these earlier than.”
@hjgflanagan1 Not my most glamorous submit 😅 however a pink pigeon roaming the streets of Bury city centre 😂💗
Hundreds of individuals have since commented on the video, additionally confused in regards to the fowl.
One particular person stated: “It really is a properly pink pigeon [it doesn’t appear to be] dyed! I didn’t believe it myself at first.”
“It’s a ‘flamingeon’,” stated one other.
A 3rd commenter stated: “I’ve seen two posts with pink pigeons in the UK in the past few days I wonder if it’s the same bird.”
“It’s another Barbie collaboration,” joked one other.
Helen is just not the primary particular person in Bury to have seen a pink pigeon on the weekend and lots of are speculating about the reason for its pink color.
Helen Flanagan noticed pink pigeon in Bury (Image: TikTok/@hjgflanagan1)
Even Greater Manchester Police say its officers noticed the fowl whereas out on patrol.
A Facebook standing stated: “”Officers are out on foot patrol this afternoon as a part of #OpHeartbeat Officers shortly got here throughout a uncommon pink pigeon within the city centre.
“Have you seen Bury’s Pink Pigeon but? Let us know and are available and say hello whenever you spot us.”
Some have questioned if the fowl’s feathers have been dyed pink or if they’re naturally like that.
According to the Lancashire Wildlife Trust (LWT), there are pink pigeons, a uncommon fowl on the island of Mauritius within the Indian Ocean however the actual pink pigeons look extra like doves and the pink is sort of understated.
A spokesperson for the LWT believes that the pigeon has been dyed.
They stated: “The vibrant pink color of the pigeon in Bury is clearly dye. Someone has caught the pigeon and dyed it for some cause. I’ve heard that it’s one thing folks wish to do at weddings and different occasions.
“It’s a reasonably horrible factor to do to seize a wild animal after which put it by means of a daunting expertise like this.
“We do not know if the dye is poisonous so it might have an effect on the fowl and any predators that assault it. It can be extra uncovered to assault, pigeons have a tendency to make use of a flocking method to get out of bother.
“Being a part of a flock is an effective defence. A colored pigeon stands out and can be focused by any passing peregrine and different birds of prey – now we have loads of nesting peregrines in North Manchester and Lancashire.
“We are so fortunate to have vibrant birds, like pigeons in our parks and gardens, so why would we wish to change their color? Pigeons are nice characters and actually helpful in clearing up loads of mess people go away behind.
“My advice is to enjoy wildlife as it is and don’t spoil it for everyone else in this cruel and unnecessary way.”
