SMAP CONTEST 132 - Life In The Concrete Jungle

Hello Feathered Friends Community. It's Round 132 of the SMAP or Show Me A Picture Contest hosted by @nelinoeva. Please read up about this if you still don't know about it here. You're all invited to join this fun-filled and challenging contest.

This week's theme is:

FREE THEME

I really can't recall when I took these photos but it must have been quite some time already. They were in the middle part of my archive so it must be over a year. I was in the parking lot of my office one morning. It rained the previous night and the lot was not yet fully dried up. There was a pool of water in one part of the area and I noticed a pigeon suddenly land on the water. I took out my cellphone and started taking photos of it, thinking I might need them for a future theme in SMAP. Here's the first photo I was able to take.

And the second.

I suddenly realized it was thirsty. I began to wonder how far did this pigeon fly just to look for water. It's a good thing it rained the night before. There must be a lot of pools of water all over the city. But what if it did not? There are times we don't get rain for a week. Where does this pigeon go to look for water?

Life could be hard for these creatures. But I guess they're used to it, having been hatched and grown in the concrete jungle. But that's what I love about them too. You never hear them complain lol. I went in closer in an attempt to take a close up but it must have heard me and immediately flew away. But I was ready for one last shot.

Gotcha. The last photo is also my entry to this Round.

And that's all folks. Hope you enjoyed my short encounter with a feathered friend although I wished he could have stayed a bit for a pictorial. Maybe another time. A big good luck to all the participants. Please stay safe and may you all have a blessed weekend.

(All photos are mine.)