Sun and wind. A rock dove and a wood pigeon jockey for position under the bird feeder, puffing out their chests and cooing aggressively.
rock dove
Wednesday August 07, 2019
A shy coal tit furtively pulls a few seeds from the feeder and flies off. A pigeon flutters in to peck at the ground below, bold as brass.
Wednesday July 24, 2019
The dog lies panting in the sun in her fur coat. When a pigeon lands on the scorched grass, she rushes at it, then pees where it had sat.
Friday July 19, 2019
Rain. Two doves and and a dozen starlings start up from a shed roof and settle on nearby aerials to watch the wood pigeon who routed them.
Saturday July 06, 2019
Sparrows crowd in around the small birdfeeder, but only the two dominant ones get to eat—along with a pigeon, showered in spillage below.
Monday June 10, 2019
The resident terrier braves the rain to charge at a pigeon. A bus stopping in the next street makes a sound like a sigh.