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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 17
Philadelphia Couple Keeps 1-Time Pigeon Tour Running as Demand Grows
Updated
Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 17

Philadelphia Couple Keeps 1-Time Pigeon Tour Running as Demand Grows

3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 17

Summary

  • A Philadelphia pigeon tour that was supposed to be a one-off is continuing after strong public demand kept drawing participants.
  • Hannah Michelle Brower and her partner created the tour to soften hostility toward pigeons and recast the birds as part of the city’s everyday life.
  • The project grew out of Brower’s chance encounter with an injured pigeon while walking to buy groceries, a moment that helped spark the couple’s advocacy.
  • A few pigeon-poop mishaps have not derailed the outings, which now stand as an unusual effort to change perceptions of one of the city’s least-loved animals.

Insights

What hidden genius do urban pigeons possess that turned a simple rescue into a highly demanded weekly tour?
Why are Philadelphia locals willingly paying money and risking bird poop to watch the city's most hated animal?