Alpha and Beta

Stressful among the birds today at the feeding spot. They are SO hungry! I shovel out the seed. I watched two pigeons bully a sparrow. A sparrow! No dignity left, it seems, among the rock doves. 

Here is a picture of two pigeons, Alpha and Beta, fighting over seeds. Alpha was very aggressive, and pushed out Beta. As I approached, I could see him sizing me up for battle. You don’t want that, tweety! I’m a hundred times bigger than you are. I can sit on you! Go away!