Flying Rats

I know they're considered pests.
I know my darling ex called them "Flying Rats."
Or was that seagulls? No matter.


I know pigeons leave messes on statues
and park benches


and sometimes even on people.


But don't you think these guys
are pretty?


They've got colorful eyes


and a vast range of feather designs.

They're very entertaining and useful too.
They make soft little noises
and keep Times Square free of crumbs.

That's kind of a miracle, when you think of it.

And lest you get all hrr-umphity on me,
consider this quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson:

The invariable mark of wisdom
is to see the miraculous in the ordinary.

There.
Don't you feel better about pigeons?