What's everyone's beef with pigeons? Seriously?
"Oooh they carry diseases" - Really? Really!? Like what! How many people have been killed by an altercation with a pigeon?? How many people have died from a pigeon bite?? Exactly.
"Oooh they're rats with wings" - Eh...how'd ya reckon that then?
"Oooh they poo everywhere" - So do all birds, its just that pigeons are more open about it. Crows do it, but I suppose people don't like them either. But hey, pretty little Robin Red Breast over there smirking in the corner does it too, its just that they're little things and you can't notice really when little things do littler things. Babies do it all the time!! But do you hear me complaining? (not yet, that will be another post :-) )
What is a pigeon but a dove in a fancy jacket? A dove from the wrong side of the tracks? The birds I bet doves wish they couold be? You know, they go out at night, rough up people at bus stops, get in your way and give you aggro by flying in your face when you cross them, hang around dustbins. Whereas your average dove, in my opinion would love nothing better than to break free from the restraints of being the snow white, cleaner than clean bird of peace. I bet they see pigeons scowling around up to no good, and wish they could cut loose just for one night and live a little.
I like pigeons. I think they have a place in the world that is rightfully theirs. And yes, they may carry some form of disease or whatever, but given the chance, I would rather be locked in a room with a wee pigeon than a dirty rat any day of the week.