Pigeons are hugely misunderstood animals. Maybe that's why I like them so much.
If I were I pigeon, I would work very hard to change my image. I would:
1. Bathe regularly. People seem to believe pigeons are filthy and covered in diseases. Jerks.
2. I would be friendly towards people. They sure don't seem to appreciate it, but can you blame a bird for trying?
3. I would attempt to get vocal lessons from a more musical bird. Sure, my cooing is cute and adorable, but it would be cool to learn to sing as well.
4. Flaunt my beautiful feathers. Pigeons are so beautiful. There are the white ones with tan spots. There are the typical ones with ridiculously shiny almost purple neck feathers. There are one with dark spots of all shapes and sizes. If only people looked at pigeons more carefully.
5. I would fly around all the time. Flying is something that I would want to take advantage of.
6. I would avoid all scary things, such as glass buildings for me to stupidly crash into, poison, spikes... sheesh, people are very unfriendly towards pigeons.
7. Avoid pooing on people. Maybe they would like me more if I were more careful with my aim.
Be kind to pigeons, my friends. They're really very nice, understood birds.
-Laura
One thing I don't quite get is how those little spikes on window frames are supposed to stop pigeons. It seems to me that a pigeon could fly head-long into one of those things, but they'd weigh so little that it wouldn't actually hurt them. Also, to those of you who do put spikes on your windows, is not having birds on your window frame really worth looking like you're running a prison?
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