Scores of pigeons relax on a telephone wire before retiring for the day
Several moments before I took this picture, I wondered what these birds might be saying to each other after a rather strenuous day out. The racket they made was deafening and ‘exciting’. They were visibly happy, however. I wish we spoke their language. How awesome would that be?
What I am interested in with birds, just as I am with spiders or monkeys, is what they do and why they do it.
Pigeons take to the skies near the Bahrain Financial Harbour Twin Towers, Manama. Summer 2015
Pigeons gather on the parapet of a mosque in Manama late in the evening, perhaps to catch up on the day’s happenings and exchange ‘gossip’.
The community spirit among birds is something that we humans should take as an example and implement in our own lives.
To most people, this might look bizarre. A cat among pigeons! And everyone seems to be perfectly at home. I have never known cats and birds to co-exist and remember once seeing a feline ruthlessly ‘execute’ the neighbour’s pet parrot. Which led him to bring another one and that, too, was summarily taken apart.
In the not too distant past, I have sometimes seen cats and chicken together, looking for food in the same rubbish heap but they’ve always been at a safe distance.
On this Muharraq street, however, it’s all peace in the name of food. A tad bit untidy and littered but a sight all the same as the rather large cat sits patiently for its turn while the pigeons feed!
Nature has some strange sights up its sleeve!
A flock of pigeons takes flight during a hazy and cloudy morning in Downtown Manama. My new Sigma Ultra Wide 10-20 mm lens came in handy while capturing this shot!
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