Elmo likes to keep watch over me – to make sure I don’t overstep my place or do anything he thinks is unacceptable – especially if my husband (Elmo’s perceived mate) is not around. If I’m at my desk on my laptop – usually when I’m typing up a post – Elmo will hop onto Richard’s desk and walk over to the edge and peer around the computer to see what I’m doing (since my desk is next to Richard’s).
Another favourite spot to keep guard is on the sofa. Elmo has his side and I’m not allowed to sit there. No discussion.
So if I’m sitting a bit too close to his territory Elmo will stand by the territory line and watch me. Sometimes he’ll doze off a bit but every time I move he’ll open his eyes to check what I’m doing.
I think that maybe Elmo is making sure that Georgie and I don’t try to steal the prime nesting spot on the sofa. He’s protecting it so that when Richard returns from work they can ‘nest’ together.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL! – and please continue to keep us up-to-date with “Georgie” and “Elmo’s” lives! I really love them and feel as though I actually know them both personally! What wonderful lives you have given them. So sad that the vast majority of people will never know how much they are missing by dismissing such beautiful creatures and believing what they read by the “humans” they should be dismissing for writing such utter and untrue RUBBISH! BEST WISHES,Fiona xx
Happy New Year to you too!!
Thank you for your kind words. We love our two pigeons and try to give them the best life possible. You are so right, it is so sad that many people dislike pigeons. But I think that we can all change their perception by showing what wonderful birds pigeons are.