One wet gentleman

I always think of the poem about pigeons by Richard Kell when I see wood pigeons, which includes the lines

"Strutting like fat gentlemen
With hands clasped
Under their swallowtail coats"

[dh (delena)]

Lovely with the rain and the background greenery.

[Michelle]

Great shot. Love the rain.

[virtualbrownie]

Very apt quotation -good shot

[Pat]

Good shot, he doesn't look to troubled with the rain.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely capture

[Mary Downing Hahn]

Love the pigeon -- especially the soft blend of colors -- and the apt quotation.

[Jen Hudson]

They are such characters. Nice capture, lovely soft background tones too.

[Trinda Love]

very nice

[Francoise]

wow, I love the greys and greens and seeing the rain. He looks quite unperturbed... or maybe just fatalistic. fav.

[Padlock]

Good capture

[Claire]

Great capture of that rain

[Stephanie Swift]

Beautiful capture, great dof and lovely soft tones, fav for me.

[Kathy A]

Great shot, great detail.