Is it mad to be mates with a pigeon?

[AngelasLastEgg]

I’ve been working in the same place for three years and I’ve seen a very distinctive looking pigeon (mostly white with bits of grey on him) almost every day. I really love seeing him and called him Lord Westbourne as he has an aristocratic look about him (I suspect descended from dove gentry) and he lives on the corner of Westbourne Grove. I always see him in the same three places and have shared a bit of sandwich or cake with him on many an occasion.

Then he went missing for nearly a month, I was gutted and kept looking out for him every day. Well today he’s back!! Just bobbing around as if nothing had happened. Luckily I had a little pre-wrapped Madeline in my handbag that I was able to share with him and the couple of mates he was with.

I know I probably sound unhinged (it has been said) but I really love this pigeon having a slightly rough time at the moment trying to conceive and honestly seeing him today really warmed my heart.

Anyone else notice random birds or animals and look out for them?

Please, no pigeon haters. No one say ‘flying rats’. If you don’t share the pigeon love kindly move along

Aww sweet! What beautiful pheasants! I’d love a visit from them of a morning!

Yes indeed I think rats are lovely and are indeed really clever! Love the image of your dd’s pet frequenting the pub for a packet of crisps

Haha we have a big fat wood pigeon, who we have named pigeon boss. He is very bossy, especially over the bird bath, woe beside any other bathers when he wants to use it!

There is a three legged little cat who pops up on the path on the way to DC school , hes obviously loved and cared for and we wouldn't feed it or anything but he is my little friend on the way home from dropping the DC off. He is clearly bloody minded and stubborn because I often se him trying to climb things with only 3 legs that are clearly a bit more difficult for him so I stop a little way away and give him some encouragement

Oh and gerald the seagull (we are seaside so there are many of those but this one is distinctive and huge) who periodically insists in sotting in the middle of a junction on the road. It makes me laugh because he flat out refuses to move and it really isn't uncommon to see several cars sat waiting for him to move bemusedly all looking at each other waiting to see if someone will just keep driving.

They rarely do.

Gerald is quite clear , he will only pootle off when he is good and ready . I've honestly never seen the like. Gerald can hold up traffic for a good 5 minutes.

Shiny you don’t live in Poole do you?! There’s a seagull there who sounds a lot like Gerald. Caused us a lot of amusement on holiday last year

@AngelasLastEgg

Shiny you don’t live in Poole do you?! There’s a seagull there who sounds a lot like Gerald. Caused us a lot of amusement on holiday last year

I don't but now I am even happier to think gerald has a brother somewhere

There is something about a bloody minded seagull holding the road to ransom that cheers me up no end