[hzay]

We started feeding pigeons at our 8th floor apartment in india. Above us is just sky where lots of Kites circle. Over time, the pigeons decided our house is their... hospital? They'd show up here when sick. We'd leave food and water out for them, but they were often too sick to eat or drink. Sometimes they'd recover and fly away, but other times they just sit and wait for death (usually 2-3 days). Some corners of the terrace provide shelter from cats that hunt in the apartments so that could be why they choose this place.

Anyway in the last year, I have seen 4 pigeons die here (one eaten by cat). I think birds of prey or cats get to a lot of dying birds first, so we don't often see them. Even when the birds do die a non-violent death, they seem to be able to choose their spot for dying.