May 21, 2025 · 8:54 pm
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Fascinating Birds

Coucal – This bird and his/her partner fly around close to the gym every morning. The contrast of the black and reddish brown really catch your eye, as well as their soaring, fast flight. I thought they might be a member of the hawk family, but Brian just sent me a link that says they’re a member of the cuckoo family! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coucal

Brian orders breakfast for us each morning after our workout and cleanup, and lets me know when to go up to his condo. I can look out at one of his gorgeous views (from his 9th floor condo!) as we eat. One of my favorite things is the flock of pigeons that comes every morning to fly around. As Harvey and I used to do one summer, trying to keep our heads still and count the number of hummingbirds that were flocking around our feeders, I keep trying to count the number of pigeons that dip, soar, and dive bomb in the air space outside his part of the building. There are at LEAST 12 that I’ve counted at one time. They put on quite a show and surely add a beautiful quality of life to our breakfasts, though Brian now takes them for granted.

And finally, I assume that the birds outside the big window glass panes that line the front of the gym where Brian and I are (running – Brian) (walking – me), are different colors of pigeons. I’m not a bird person. I just know that one of the delights while walking on the treadmill is seeing various birds of all different colors walking around, as well as a dog or a cat sometimes.

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  1. rajkkhoja's avatar rajkkhoja
    May 21, 2025 at 11:33 pm

    So pretty Bird the black and reddish brown really catch my eye. Amazing colouring pigeons. Gorgeous view. God bless you, Linda.

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  2. Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey's avatar Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey
    May 22, 2025 at 6:34 am

    I am not a bird person either, sister. But like you, I am appreciating them more and more!
    I had no idea there were this many different varieties of pigeons! Ha!
    We have a couple of robins in our backyard that like to tweet or squall at us each time we sit on our back deck! Ha!

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