Occasional Toronto: For The Birds

Monday, March 30, 2020

For The Birds

It was this mural of a pigeon that caught my attention but as I neared the garage it was the sound of a lot of birds cooing from inside that was intriguing. Then I noticed the little screened in area to the right of this pic a realized that this belonged to someone with a rather large flock of pigeons. I always assume that the birds you see flying around are wild but maybe a lot of them are owned by bird fanciers.
Taking part in Monday Murals. Click HERE to see more murals from around the world.

18 comments:

Tom said...: ...I didn't know that people kept pigeons these days!; March 30, 2020 at 8:33 AM
PerthDailyPhoto said...: It's a beautiful mural Pat, if it is a pigeon fancier the mural is perfectly placed ✨; March 30, 2020 at 8:40 AM
eileeninmd said...: Hello,

Cute mural, they must love the pigeons. Wishing you a happy and healthy new week!; March 30, 2020 at 9:32 AM
s.c said...: Great colors here.; March 30, 2020 at 9:39 AM
Sharon said...: How interesting. I haven't seen a place that keeps pigeons for a very long time.; March 30, 2020 at 10:26 AM
Anne Hagman-Niilola said...: Cool!; March 30, 2020 at 10:38 AM
Monica Hein ~ Beauty Diary said...: My dad In Poland have huge flock of pigeons. He actually breeds them and then sale. They are allow to fly and they always come back; March 30, 2020 at 12:17 PM
Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...: A lovely mural and a great find. I'm sure these must ave been racing pigeons, a lost art in my opinion.; March 30, 2020 at 12:50 PM
Penelope Notes said...: Maybe these pigeons are delivering messages but that would be very rare, indeed. :); March 30, 2020 at 1:06 PM
Taken For Granted said...: Lovely mural. Keeping pigeons is an ancient hobby, and as Penelope said, they were once useful in communicating. They just have to avoid hawks and falons.; March 30, 2020 at 1:25 PM
Bill said...: A beautiful mural with a soundtrack, very cool!; March 30, 2020 at 1:59 PM
Michelle said...: I like the colors on this mural. I don't know anyone who keeps pigeons. I know they used to.; March 30, 2020 at 2:56 PM
Taken For Granted said...: You asked about Covid-19 here in SD. There are now 100 cases, but so far only one death. I suspect there are few test kits available, and we are practicing common sense. So far, so good.; March 30, 2020 at 6:38 PM
Kay said...: Real and virtual. Interesting! When I was a child we had a neighbor who kept homing pigeons on his roof. It struck me as odd because the city was overrun with messy wild pigeons.; March 30, 2020 at 9:56 PM
Andy said...: If only real pigeons were as colourful as this one.; March 31, 2020 at 4:55 AM
Sami said...: A colourful mural Pat.
Didn't people still kept pigeons.
We have doves that visit us to see the seeds I put in the bird feeder and sometimes to nest on our lemon tree.; March 31, 2020 at 6:30 AM
Lowcarb team member said...: Good colours within the mural …

All the best Jan; March 31, 2020 at 1:26 PM
21 Wits said...: Amazing and colorful artwork!; March 31, 2020 at 2:25 PM