Pigeons are protected here in Italy. If one gets caught in your window screen or you discover a nest, you are supposed to call the city bird people to come take care of it. All deterrent devices must be gentle--flexible rubber spikes, etc. The mini ballustrades below windows are covered with chicken wire. And the parks are filled with birdseed scattered by unofficial bird keepers.
Suddenly, the cyclone of birds at St. Mark's Square in Venice makes sense.
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