I brought this little fellow to my desk & I guess he put his foot down-- enough, already, with playing second fiddle to my keyboard.
Speaking of pigeons as muse, I was tickled to discover the case of inventor Tesla's fondness for his feathered friend:
"I loved that pigeon as a man loves a woman, and she loved me."
Strange to say, that having a bird as a pet is not unlike a cat, or more like a (very good) dog, actually; that's why I got him a doggy bowl 🙂
Here's my boy napping on one foot, establishing his new territory:
Luckily, piddgies are gentle creatures. I remember growing up with an African grey parrot, Kookoo and how powerful his beak was!
If that was Kookoo on the keyboard, it would be in shreds by now...