This morning as I walked the distance from the parsonage to the church, I realized that our pigeon friends were back in great numbers.

Yes, they’ve been around, one or two or even three at a time.

But this morning – birds hanging out on the church roof, on the lawn in the back, sitting on the bird feeder in the parsonage back yard, sitting on the fence, ah! They were all over the place.

I was only able to snap a few pictures of our flying friends when I came back to church around 8:30am.

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As I sit here in my office in the church, I hear them cooing.

Remembering last year, it seems that when it gets hot, the pigeons with attitudes land here at Saint Matthew’s. And sure enough – with today’s weather, they have made their triumphant return.

I should be mad. They do make a mess. They hang out in the windows around the church and coo during church service. But I’ve always like pigeons. I missed them when I was away in the Midwest. The birds in Fort Wayne didn’t have the same attitude that they have here in the New York City area. Our pigeons are tough and arrogant. I like that!