I think the adults need babysitting too

[Garye]

I fed the ferals today as I usually do. This time there is a carnival in town who have resided in the parking lot. Because of all the "new" people around for the carnival, the pigeons wouldn't finish eating when I started to leave. They kept looking at me as if to wonder, "Aren't you going to stay around? There are so many people around today."

I thought to myself, My God, I can't believe it. These pigeons need someone around today. They're afraid of all this new commotion going on. So I said, "OK, OK, I'll stay around until you guys finish." I pulled my car up along side them again. They relaxed a bit and finished up eating.

Even adults need some reassurance now and then.