• @JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world
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    226 days ago

    Pigeons are so lovable. People bat them away and kick at them and yet they never seem to take offense, in fact they come right back like nothing happened. I wish I had that kind of patience and fortitude.

    • Drusas
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      226 days ago

      Surprisingly a little known fact: pigeons are doves.

      • @JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world
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        126 days ago

        Yes, literally rock doves. And yet for some reason the white doves are beautiful symbols of peace and the rock-colored doves are filthy flying vermin.

        My theory: pigeons are dirty and scruffy because they survive on trash, and that’s why humans hate them. We see our ugly reflection in them.

        • Drusas
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          225 days ago

          I like them. I like watching them walk around with their little heads bobbing to their steps.