Poor grumpy pigeon by filsie65

Poor grumpy pigeon

This little chap was not at all happy. On one leg, all fluffed up and cold. Wish I had some crumbs for him. I asked George to wait for Cathy outside the shop, by the 'grumpy pigeon' but George was in a grumpy mood and even the pigeon moved away!!
(Today was a free choice on the December holiday challenge, I chose to depict 'cold' because it was - despite the welcome sunshine)

The north wind doth blow, And we shall have snow,
And what will poor pigeon do then, Poor thing?
He'll sit in a barn, And keep himself warm,
And hide his head under his wing, Poor thing.
(With apologies to the robin).

Thank you thank you all you wonderful folk who are so kind to view / comment on my funny little tree/funny little daughter shots this weekend! We loved reading all your comments and my neighbour who knitted the tree was amazed to find her work on the www being viewed around the world!
Have a fabulous week :)
Oh poor thing - he does look cold but you have captured him well
December 2nd, 2012  
Lieutenant Pigeon waits for @filsie65 to throw him some Mouldy Old Dough. I've showed my age there haven't I? Definitely looks cold!
December 2nd, 2012  
He/she looks like they need a scarf not crumbs!!! great shot illustrating 'cold'.
December 2nd, 2012  
Bob
He is a sad little guy! Nice capture.
December 2nd, 2012  
Yes, he looks like he is very cold.
December 2nd, 2012  
You've captured him perfectly - feathers fluffed to ward off the cold.
December 2nd, 2012  
Very good shot Phil I think he looks how most of the Christmas shoppers out and about today felt.
December 2nd, 2012  
Lyn
Poor guy. . .fluffing up his feathers like that to insulate himself! Great capture.
December 3rd, 2012  
Poor little pigeon. I hope he managed to keep warm.
December 3rd, 2012  
He does look a little miserable
December 3rd, 2012  
He is not too happy, maybe this will cheer him up?

Through every nook and every cranny
The wind blew in on poor old Granny
Around her knees, into each ear
(And up nose as well, I fear)

All through the night the wind grew worse
It nearly made the vicar curse
The top had fallen off the steeple
Just missing him (and other people)

It blew on man, it blew on beast
It blew on nun, it blew on priest
It blew the wig off Auntie Fanny-
But most of all, it blew on Granny!

- Spike Milligan
December 3rd, 2012  
Wonderful shot, you have done this beautifully,oh dear and a grumpy George too!!! Love Bulldogs verse, heaven!! a fav from me!
December 3rd, 2012  
Fat grumpy pigeon cool
December 3rd, 2012  
Lovely fluffy bird!
December 3rd, 2012  
Gorgeously fluffed representatiuon of cold! the perfect descriptive!
December 3rd, 2012  
He looks so cold, in extreme fluff!!!! Beautiful focus and detail.
December 3rd, 2012  
He's so cute, poor little guy!
December 4th, 2012  
Great shot, he sure looks old!
December 4th, 2012  
Bev
Oh, poor little fella!! I'd have adopted him! This is a great shot of a sorry looking critter. Nice shot, Phil! Well done. (Sorry for the late comment... I've been off 365 for a bit!!)
December 4th, 2012  
Brrrrrr! This picture automatically makes you think "poor little thing!". Great shot!
December 6th, 2012  
haha poor grumpy pigeon! You captured his chilly reception well!
December 6th, 2012  
@gphelps5 HA! It cheered me up, I think poor pidgy was past cheering :)
December 8th, 2012  
He looks very cold
December 9th, 2012  
He looks very pumped up! You've depicted cold very well :o) xx
December 10th, 2012  
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