OUT OF THE BLUE

NZ Truth, Issue 1142, 20 October 1927, Page 7

OUT OF THE BLUE

IfTNTIL recently it was U generally thought that Ithe pigeons which fluttered 'over Wellington's commercial buildings were a source lof nuisance more real than imaginary. A clever gentleman poiIsoned some. - It has now been discovlered. that the little winged visitors are proving to be very friendly. A little grass plot in Manners , Street witnesses their daily worship at the shrine of hospitality. Out of the blue they come at ,u„„, ,i,umiiiiiimiiiimimimimimimimiiuniiiiiniiii imiiiiiiiii

noon with clock-like punc-| tuality to partake of] crumbs or any burnt offer- j in 9s available, °ne venture «°m« littlef cha P in particular willf poise neatly on a small I girl's hand while he Pecks! gratefully at the remnantsl of her lunch basket- = Another pigeon has an| aversion of sWrts, but willf gladly perch on the shoul- 1 der of a man who hands up I sma" pieces of food. Apparently they want to I be friendly since "the poi- f soning case!" I iiiiiiminiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiwiiiiiiiinwuiimiinmiiiiimiiiMi^