Wonder in the Roost

     For the nature project I am partaking in for English, I have decided to observe the pigeons roosting in a little alcove slightly below the roof on the west side of my apartment building.  I have decided upon the pigeons as they have a negative connotation associated with them.  Most people think of them as annoying pests, or 'rats with wings' if you will.  some people think they are just plain stupid, while others ignore their existence altogether.  Not many people look at them and think about how pretty they are, or wonder about their many strange behaviors.
     One of these strange behaviors that I have recorded is that although the male is content to use the same nest each day, the female only comes every other day or so.  I had wondered why that was, and a few days later had stumbled upon the answer.  There is another nest on the east side of the building where a different male resides.  I spotted the same female with this new male.  I went to check the other nest, and there the male was sleeping alone.  I went and researched a pigeons mating habits and found that they mate for life. I find that to be a very interesting contradiction and wonder what this means with the pigeons.  I am finding these pigeons more and more fascinating with each passing day, as although I have researched pigeons quite extensively, some of the information isn't quite matching up with what I am seeing in my observations.  This makes me want to observe them even closer and gain a deeper understanding of these under appreciated birds.