Thank you for adopting Pigeon Borb (Pigeon Bird-Orb)!

I designed Pigeon Borb because of a personal connection. While I was developing the other Borb designs, a pigeon decided to roost just outside of my window. A painter accidentally left a small box atop a light fixture, and the little bird decided that it would make for a great home. She was right!

Every day, when I saw the bird fluttering to her box, I would drop a couple seeds for her after her journey. She was scared at first. So, I made sure to keep the window shut in the beginning, and to leave the seeds far from my chair so that she could eat in peace. When she flew back, I’d give her more. And over time, she slowly approached until she’d eat by my side in my room.

As time went on, even her boyfriend began eating seeds from my hand, and when they birthed their squab, they let me look at it without so much as flinching.

The trust they showed me after just a few short weeks helped me understand how we once domesticated these lovely animals. It also helped me realize that pigeons were something more than just a normal bird.

In the years since, I’ve developed Pigeon Borb (Pigeon Bird-Orb) as one of my favorite designs for one of my favorite animals. Both these creatures and the hyraxes I film for @Hyraxhub represent my love for the more obscure animals living around the world, and my mission to spread awareness and love for these little critters that we share our planet with.