Two pigeons in love?

[Garye]

I saw two pigeons - male and female - doing what appeared to be deep kissing. They'd walk a couple of steps together, then stop, lock beaks, and then they'd pump each other with what appeared to be a deep kiss. They did this several times and would've kept on doing it until a car came along and broke them apart. I have never seen birds do this before and at first it surprised me to see two pigeons do it out in the open. They are really demonstrative birds and they don't seem to mind who is watching them when they're showing affection. I mean, I guess that's what they were doing - showing affection for each other.

You know, the more I watch these feral pigeons, the more things I seem to notice about them that I never noticed before. How can anyone call them stupid and filthy? If what I've just witnessed was indeed affection, these birds have more feelings than most people give them credit for.