Pigeon blood drinker gets psych tests

COPS HAVE arrested a self-proclaimed “vampire” seen dining al fresco on a pigeon in Bryant Park, all but guaranteeing he’ll do a stint in a darkened cell or psych ward, police said Thursday.

Daniel Ventre killed at least one pigeon near the Midtown park’s fountain at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said.

Witnesses saw the homeless man ripping off the head of a pigeon while standing shin-deep in the park’s fountain and slurping down the dead bird’s blood. He told the horrified onlookers he was a vampire and needed the blood to survive.

Witnesses called 911, but the 32-year-old man had left the sunlit park by the time police arrived. Cops caught up with him a short time later, after they said he tried to jump a turnstile at a train station.

“We arrested him for criminal trespass, but when we got him back to the house, we realized that he had blood all over him,” a police source said. “He then confesses that he killed a pigeon.”

Ventre was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Police said animal cruelty charges are likely.

Parkgoers were confused by Ventre’s undead persona.

“It’s fairly weird,” said Julian Johny, 25. “Why would you eat pigeons? Even if you’re a vampire, why would you eat pigeons? Think about it, vampires don’t eat pigeons.”