twinklingstarlight wrote:
So, WP, I ask you to share your own funny tales.
I had a pigeon follow me to work one day. I don't know if it was a tame racing pigeon that was disoriented and needed some shelter (it was cold that day), or some freak occurrence of nature, but he followed me for 10 solid blocks. He would land on my shoulder, sit on my head and, when I shooed him off, he jumped to the ground ran after me looking like some deranged pet dog just out for a walk with its person. Occasionally he would take flight and circle me. At one point I had him sitting on my arm, I looked like some sort of confused pirate. People tried to help me rid myself of my new buddy, but that bird just kept on following me, he wouldn't let up. Heck, I named him at one point ... "woodstock". I was worried how the heck was I going to get into work? If he managed to get in the door, how do I explain him? Its "take your pigeon to work day?". At least I would have half of a chance to catch him if he did get into the building. Thankfully his following ended in the parking lot. He wasn't there when I left, but what an odd experience to have a pigeon befriend you.
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