Packing against the cold

Even the pigeons feel the coldness of Copenhagen. They seek the ventilation outlets on the central square of Rådhuspladsen and pack together to beat the winter weather.

Copenhagen Flows

 

Another time lapse movie, this time of flows in Copenhagen; the sky, smoke, the people, the traffic and the pigeons. I guess I'm hooked on this function in the D800.

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Feeding

On Rådhuspladsen (City Hall Square) in Copenhagen this guy made sure that the pigeons and seagulls didn't go hungry as winter set in.

The last sun

These three pigeons enjoy the last rays from the sun as it sets over Copenhagen.

Silhouette

The sunset in the background makes for a beautiful silhouette of this pigeon just as it takes flight.

Pigeons again

In yesterdays post I told you about my troubles with pigeons, and though they do annoy me, I don't see them quite like flying rats like many people do. Even though there are a lot of them in Copenhagen, like here on the City Hall Square, they do have a function by cleaning up a lot of the mess we humans leave on the streets. On the other hand they're carriers of diseases and their droppings don't do the city much good. But part of our tax money is used to breed more of them in the tower of Copenhagen City Hall. Here 200 - 300 of them have their residence, which is an old tradition still being kept. No wonder there's a lot of them around here.

Lens bugs

When I'm out photographing in the city, I've often been more than a bit annoyed about pigeons. I like photographing statues, but often these feathered pests have taken residence on top of my motive, and I either have to wait until they clear out or try to shoo them off, with the result that my surroundings find me rather hilarious. The first two photos are from Rome and the last is of the Dragon Fountain in Copenhagen, which is usually covered by pigeons.