Breakfast at Tiffany's, well Alma Road to be precise. There is often a sizable flotilla of pigeons around the base of this tree in Clifton. I'm not sure whether it is local residents or passers by, but often there is a smorgasboard of comestibles on offer. And a gaggle of pigeons hoovering it up. One day I walked by and there was a mountain of cooked noodles here and hundreds of pigeons. The mind boggles to know where they all came from. This morning however two cheeky jackdaws were muscling into the party. Inching forward slowly I managed to get to about 1 meter away before they looked up. Even then they didn't move, so intent were they on devouring the breakfast trough. A great opportunity to observe the fabulous patternation of these feral town dwellers. Some could be a doppelganger for their wild rock dove ancestors. But others are a wonderful soft peachy fawn colour. Really beautiful in fact. And then there's everything in between. We often just wander past pigeons with out a care or a second glance, but I recommend next time you pass these aerial rats as they can be cruelly called, please do stop and do stare. They are much cleverer birds than we think. And fascinating.
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