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| The enigmatic glyph of a pigeon poised in flight, Albuquerque - one frame of a cellphone video - June 2, 2025, DS. |
A pigeon is considered feral when one member of its line has, at some point in time, severed ties with (human-produced) domesticity.
Pigeons - rock doves - are free agents in human cities. Huddling together in small groups high up in the rafters of old, abandoned buildings, they are quiet, gentle, trusting creatures. We know them mostly by the snapping sound of their beating wings.
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| Time-stamped: August 1, 2025, 6:22 pm. |
They are essentially travelers, vagrants and refugees and are generally despised (and exterminated) by property owners. After all, pigeons do not pay rent, nor do they sing for their supper. They search for seeds that have fallen on the pavement, trodden by human feet, or flattened beneath the wheels of a driverless car.
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| Time-stamped: July 31, 2025, 1:19 pm. |
But, the sky glorifies those in flight and, in flight, the rock dove is as fleet as any bird.
Always, the sky, whispering in silent, Sylphid syllables, welcomes its feathered acolytes back into its cool, incorruptible embrace.
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