Those who know me best know that I really don't like birds of prey (i.e. pigeons, seagulls), the prey being me and anything I'm trying to eat. It's bad enough that birds invade my leisure time at the beach, but to raid my routine life? Give me a break.
Pigeons are, in my opinion, flying disease bags. And for some reason, the birds of the particular variety that occupy Davis Square are the fattest and shed the most feathers.
Maybe this is a cultural thing. In Spain, pigeons are caught and sold at markets. Whether they are sold as pets or food, I'm not sure, but why would I pay for a pigeon when I could either A) catch one in the street for free, or B) stick myself with a dirty needle?
Captive pigeon in Spain
Regardless, here in the U.S., the pigeon gets a bad rap and I'd say rightfully so. Who said it was okay for an animal to just lounge around and mooch off of other animals? They just feed on bread crumbs and scraps! If pigeons were people, I'd tell them to get a job.
The video below is from NBC's 30 Rock and features Tracy Morgan (as Tracy Jordan) giving some life advice to a pigeon eating from the garbage.
