This couple of doves comes to the porch of my apartment every day and looks at me asking for some foods. It seems they are looking at how and what I am working at home. It's so interesting and fun for me to observe their mode of life everyday. Even when they are picking at foods I gave 'em, their relationship and balance of power is obvious and looks so interesting.

毎日の様にうちのベランダに訪れては私の仕事部屋を覗いてこちらの様子を伺っているらしいこの鳩の夫婦．生態観察をしていると結構面白いです．しっかり役割分担をしていて，一羽が人間の気配をもろともせず餌をねだる，もう一羽はその様子を見ていて私が餌をあげると安心して寄ってくる．餌をついばむ時も，明らかに両者の力関係がみてとれて，全く飽きません．

Recently they always leave their droppings at the porch, and I'll have to think how to avoid their dirty things. BTW a few days ago I saw for the first time their dropping which was just coming out with steam... Doh!

さすがに最近はベランダのてすりの下に糞をしまくる様になったので，どうしたものか考え中ですが．そういえばこの前，排泄直後の湯気が出ている鳩の糞を初めて目撃しました...