Tuesday, March 08, 2016

Innocent Childhood Delight-Travel Tuesday #1


For years I  have spent several winter months in Mazatlán, México.  One of the plazas in Centro Historico is visited by scores of pigeons, which I dislike because of the mess they leave behind.  Many people feed them regularly so there is no incentive for them to leave.  Often I wish that I had a handful of birth control pills to scatter among the bread crumbs to entice them.  After seeing this child's obvious delight in seeing them, I felt just a wee bit friendlier toward these birds.
Linking to Travel Tuesday and ABC WEDNESDAY

21 comments:

  1. I am with you there. You did a nice job capturing the boy's delight though.

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  2. Pigeons are a bit of a win/lose kind of bird hey Kate. Feeding them makes such a fab image, the mess not so much :)

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  3. It's a great picture, but you're right, these birds are very messy and spread disease throughout the land.

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  4. What a great photo! You can see the happiness on his face.

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  5. It doesn't take much to make a child happy! At least his smile made you happy too!

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  6. What a terrific shot, Kate! The boy's expression makes it work so well.

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  7. I can relate to your wish, a little though....

    Okay, they leave a mess, but the pleasure they give to much people is much greater (and more important, i think)


    Have a nice ABC-Day / - Week
    ♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫ (abc-w-team)

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  8. As long as they are not overhead. He looks like hes enjoying it.

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  9. Did you know that some people are terrified of pigeons, or birds in general? We have lots here but I think we have more sea gulls than pigeons. And they poop everywhere! Yucky! lol

    Leslie
    abcw team

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  10. The shot is cool but being surrounded by the very birds that plague me would be my worst nightmare!

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  11. That is one happy boy and marvelous photo on your part ~ the joy of all is present in your wonderful capture ~

    Happy Week to you ~ ^_^

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  12. Pigeons are most enjoyable when seen from a distance. But this young man's smile is special.

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  13. Having fun, no doubt!

    ROG, ABCW

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  14. They are with to many, it is a problem in many cities.

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  15. Wow, so many pigeons !
    The same scene as on the Piazza S. Marco in Venice !

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  16. Great click.All the best.

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  17. Ah the innocence is so wonderful, wish it could last forever.
    Ann

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  18. We had a pair of pigeons that nested under our roof in California. That completely ended any possible tolerance I might have had for them. Cute shot though.

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  19. Lovely shot!
    It was great having you participate in the Travel Tuesday meme, hope to see more of your posts there soon!

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