Originally Posted by
Anglo Large Clawed Otter
Speaking of pigeons...
On a cruise I took along the Norwegian Coast in 2004, we had a pigeon that stayed with the ship all the way from Southampton, to the very northern tip of Norway at Honningsvag/Nordkapp. By the time we had reached the high arctic, the pigeon seemed a bit confused, and was surviving on breakfast crumbs left on the rear deck of the ship. AFAIK, that was the only pigeon in Honningsvag that summer, as there definitely weren't any others of his kind around up there.
Maybe the pigeon realised he could feed off the ship. Those who travel the London underground, especially the surface lines (District, Hammersmith & City and Circle) know that pigeons seem to hop onto trains, travel for several stops while feeding, and hop off a few stops later.