I have observed the range of anti-bird paraphernalia, plastered all over the
Town Council's Roof.....culminating in a rather dejected plastic Eagle...if any members are wandering bye....maybe they can get a photo....
This coupled with the sad planters with almost dead trees in, either side of the door....and the look of jaded isolation...makes it all seem very miserable
Birds have their uses in this life, and I am all for them......Pidgeons have the saddest of all lots in this town....well...apart from the residents that is
The pigeon has contributed to both World War I and II, notably by the Australian, French, German, American, and UK forces. 32 Pigeons have been decorated with the Dickin Medal for war contributions, including Commando, G.I. Joe, Paddy, and William of Orange.
A grand ceremony was held in Buckingham Palace to commemorate a platoon of pigeons that braved the battlefields of Normandy to deliver vital plans to Allied forces on the fringes of Germany. Three of the actual birds that received the medals are on show in the London Military Museum so that well wishers can pay their respects.
Just to say we are not alone in this Universe....