I’ve heard people say that pigeons are dumb. All they know how to do is walk around pecking at the ground, often ignoring the dangers around them.
They tame pretty easily. Just head on over to a park and watch them crowd around someone – anyone – tossing seeds or bread or popcorn at ‘em. They may flutter away in a rush, but they come back pretty quick. Does that make them dumb?
Check out the picture above. Again.
It was a very hot day at the beach park when the wife and I went walking, perspiring like sweaty pigs and stinking up our shorts, socks and hats. The sun was beating down on us unmercifully.
But did all that sun bother these two pigeons? Nope. They knew where they were and why they were there. Pigeons are definitely not dumb.
Actually pigeons are quite intelligent. My grandparents have raised them for a long time. They raise racing pigeons. They let them out at specified places and then the pigeons fly back home. It is actually amazing at how fast they fly. A lot of times the beat the person home who dropped them off.
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