You’ll find pigeons everywhere in Florence. Pensive marble statues, intricate wrought iron fences, elaborate building cornices become places where they land, rest, court and copulate.
Florentines seem to cohabitate with them in a peaceful way, at least more democratically than we do it in the U.S. They don’t try to chase them away. Pigeons seem to add some charm to the old city. They have become more used to human presence and do not shy away from us. Tourists feed them with crumbs when we stop to rest under the shade, and get some water to hydrate our sweaty and tired bodies.
These birds frolic peacefully in the water of fountains and fly close to us looking for anything we can offer them, maybe in exchange of allowing us to visit their ancient city.
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