Guy spends weeks earning the trust of a pigeon who needed a friend

Last month, Kris Duncan began leaving food on a window ledge outside his apartment in Paris, hoping some local birds might drop by to keep him company while he remained self-isolated.

“During the first couple of weeks of lockdown, I was missing human interaction,” Duncan told The Dodo. “And as a huge animal lover, I figured I’d start feeding the pigeons, as I imagined they’d be hungrier than usual with everybody indoors.”

But for one pigeon in particular, Duncan did more than just fill his belly.