See that big dove? The one the yellow arrow is indicating. That's the bully bird that comes around whenever I'm in a generous mood and begin feeding the doves that come flocking around our driveway.
He (or maybe it's a "she") has a habit of trying to chase away all the others from the bounty scattered about him. In fact, he spends so much time chasing that he misses out on most of the goodies. Meanwhile, the others just peck away at the crumbs or rice, fly off when he threatens them, then return nonchalantly soon after while he's preoccupied with another territorial intruder.
Being the alpha bird is hard work. Kind of reminds me of some people I know. They just can't see the forest for the trees.
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