Here
are two rather good shots of a young gull and a curious pigeon taken
in the park mentioned in my previous post. My next shot looks like a
pigeon about to take a jump - which indeed it did shortly after I
shot the picture. It's partner had already dived down to the water
below and it chose to follow. Winter is rather warmer than most
years, and even in December the pigeons are amorous rather than
shivering this year.
Taking
a glance further across the water, you can see where the gulls are
hanging out on a sand bank. Back on the concrete park path, a pigeon
was finding it suitable to fluff up as it strolled along in my
direction - it must have felt the cold more than its brothers and
sisters.
Regular
readers may recall that on my last trip to Shoreham I encountered a
group of pigeons in a side alley on my way to the toilets. Sure
enough, they were there again on this trip.
I
was on the bus traveling homewards, riding in the top deck for a
change to get a better view. As I left Shoreham and progressed
towards Lancing (sorry - no Naboo or Bluey shots taken on this
trip!!) I was just quick enough to catch this group of - yes folks,
more pigeons - seemingly attacking a door handle on an upstairs
balcony. You can also see those horrid wire spikes, which are used on
building when people do not want pigeons on them - hee hee.
It's weird seeing the birds behind the barbed-wire fence like that. I remember you posting that before.
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting picture of the birds on the balcony. I wonder what they're up to. Trying to get in for some reason? Did the person in there anger them somehow? Do they sense food? Strange.
I expect it is a regular feeding spot - pigeons used to hang round my windowsills in Wollongong KNOWING I brought food out.
ReplyDeleteSo the people who live there didn't put the spikes there, the people who built the building did?
ReplyDeleteI have no idea...it could be landlords or tenants or owners....
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