pigeon love

I know most people don’t like pigeons–“rats with wings” is what people call them. But for someone like me, who enjoys observing animal behaviors, they are a perfect subject, as you can get quite close to them. For example, pigeons may mate for life, but still engage in various courtship rituals, like chasing each other around on the ground. It’s pretty funny.
July 14 2011

honk!

From a distance, all I could see were the black necks of these Canada geese (not Canadian geese!!). As I got closer, I realized what they were, and wondered what they were doing on the edge of the channel.
July 12 2011