Pigeon lady in Kennedy Plaza. Brother Steve's observation , April , 7 2024

[Among Tesla’s quirks was his fondness for pigeons. When living in New York, he spent hours each week feeding pigeons in the park and routinely took home any that were injured so he could nurse them back to health. He often kept the windows open in the hotel suite in which he lived so pigeons could visit when they wished, resulting in a horrible mess. He once even asked a hotel chef to prepare a special mix of seeds for his feathered friends. Tesla’s acquaintances found his passion for pigeons puzzling because the inventor was a well-known germophobe. Tesla never married, but he admitted to falling in love with a very special white pigeon that visited him regularly. He reportedly said, “I loved that pigeon as a man loves a woman, and she loved me. As long as I had her, there was a purpose to my life.”] Hi Ron, [ " Another excellent moment of "photojournalism"! I understand that many forms of animal life are 'drawn' to "spiritual-type" humans who possess a deep reverence for nature. This woman has that gift. So did St. Francis. And so did this woman (see attached photo) whom I photographed on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica back in the winter of 1999. "Feed the Birds", sung by Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins comes to mind. "] I have an amusing footnote to this video , Steve :