Birds of a feather mourn together

I noticed this dead pigeon at the bottom of the Rue de Faubourg St Denis.  It was surrounded by several other pigeons who were just staring at it.  Then, one by one, they all tried, albeit unsuccesfully, to fly off with their dead friend in their clutches.  This seen went on for about five minutes, until birdfood again seemed more interesting than mourning.  I wish I had started filming earlier

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMiwfNfgy8s]

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2 Comments

  1. I wish you had finished filming earlier.

  2. Ok fair comment Andy, especially given that from this angle you can’t see the tears in the pigeons’ eyes…

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