Pigeons

It was a while before we noticed that one of our neighbors were attracting a lot of pigeons. They swoop in everymorning and eat something and hang around the place. And we wanted the birds in our place as well. They make an occasional visit to pick on our garden when seeds are sown and the gardener complained that they are picking up all the seeds.

We started with a bird bath thinking that would attract them, but I guess there are plenty of watering holes for them around. And the birdbath was too small for the herd of pigeons. So it must have been the food. It got our 3 year old daughter interested as well - she would ensure that the bird bath has water for the birds to drink and spread the feed around. But then they weren't that keen on picking stuff from our terrace. But then they kept looking it at from top of the house.

We weren't sure of the kind of feed they need - figured out corn was a favorite for pigeons. So the feed was spread all around - on the window shades, terrace and on the wall around the terrace. Pigeons were reluctant to try our food - but then one of the days, the corn on the walls were all gone. They were eating our stuff finally! We saw couple of them on the wall, but getting them on camera was tough. They would fly away as soon as they know someone is coming around.

But then one fine morning, they swooped down in full strength - they were all over the place, on the wall, terrace, on top of the sun shade. And they were bolder than earlier which gave us ample time to click some pictures and take a video. So the birds and the bees are finding our small patch of garden more attractive now!