pigeons

pigeon loft by mark hearld

the pigeons in downtown los angeles are not easy on the eyes.  they all have maimed feet from threads that have wound around their birdy toes and cut off circulation.  i think it is the risk one takes from building a nest in the fashion district.  

i once read a story in rolling stone or some other magazine that i don't read anymore about a girl who had a pigeon loft.  her pigeons were crazy good at finding their way back home after being set free miles and miles away.  there are competitions or pigeon races that this kid's pigeons would participate in.  she had to move away and she didn't know what to do about her birds because let's say she packed them up and took them with her, they would still think of their original loft as home and would return there no matter what, whether anyone was there to feed and take care of them.  so she had to cage them and not let them fly anymore.  it's the only thing she could do.  did anyone else read this story?  it was pretty good.