I don't understand pigeons.
How does Darwin explain the evolutionary process of pigeons? They are the evolved version of a prehistoric bird species and after millenia of evolution they've ended up as the modern day pigeon. This is their peak of evolution to date! These birds scrounge around for food all day, on their feet! They can fly. And they can fly much better than they can walk. When they walk it looks like some sort of slinky toy, kind of like the dog in Toy Story.
The beast is not meant to walk, and yet it seemingly prefers to do so. The Italian pigeons are very brave. My dad literally brushed them away with his feet while walking and they didn't fly away! It's as if they aren't afraid of their superiors. I don't see what their part in the food chain is.
Today we spent the day around Venice. A very different city, more different than any other I've seen before. A city connected through waterways that people need to navigate through boats. (You wouldn't want to swim in these waters.). There are paths for people to walk but they seem to yield to the canals. The pathways are maze-like in design. One could get lost for hours without a map.
Little narrow paths that seemingly lead to nowhere are in fact major pedestrian arteries. To get from point A to point B on foot is a game of snakes and ladders - taking one step back to go two forwards.
On the other hand the canals are relatively straightforward and understandable. In fact, compared to some small town automobile streets, they are luxuriously wide and follow proper parking ettiquette.
It's a backward place where land animals have chosen to live in a water-world. Kinda like pigeons.
- L.P.
PS. My mom is afraid of pigeons; she believes they will peck her eyes out.
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