Pigeon Tails

In an attempt to keep the hostel clean, they try keep the birds out. There is chicken wire over the opening at the top of the courtyard. But every now and then one gets in. One got in the other day. I'm guessing it came in through a door to the roof which was left open. This MIGHT have been my fault. Ok, ok - I totally left the door open - but see- I went out on the roof the other day and the door was already open. I didn't see anyone up there, but I hated in shut it (which would involve latching it) in case someone was hiding because they had been sun bathing nude or something.

Anyway, by means that I really don't think I should be help responsible for - a pigeon got into the building. He was hanging out in the courtyard and seemed ok so I wasn't too worried about him. Then, the cleaning guys went through the rooms upstairs and they had left all the doors open. (This is typical after mopping so the floors can dry.) The pigeon started flying in and out of the rooms. I went to check on him and he was hanging out on top of the air conditioning unit in one rooms. They often roost around the air conditioners outside. I think it is cozy or something. I figured he wanted to go back home. So, I opened the window, crumbled up a cookie on the outside sill, shut the door to the room so his only exit would be the window, and opened the curtains onto the courtyard so I could look in and check on him.

I checked on him a few times and he was still chillin on top of the air conditioner. Then, I went and he was on one of the beds. So I went in to try to shoo him towards the window, which actually worked. But then as I got near the window, this other pigeon (or maybe this was the first one) swooped down from a ledge near the ceiling and scared me. But then he went out the window too which was good. So I shut the window and looked over to the bed and saw the bird poop.

I went to tell the cleaning guys. I left out the part where I shut a bird up in a room to have its way with the freshly made beds. I just explained that a bird got into the room and I opened the window to let him out.


Oh look, bird shit.