Wednesday, December 13/2016

Horrible suspicion that we have another pigeon interested in establishing domicile on our balcony - the previous one having been in Paphos two years ago. This time it's harder to be sure because the bird we've seen seems to have been investigating the air conditioning unit high on the wall outside the bedroom. High enough that we can't see the top. Actually the only reason this may have seemed like a good nesting spot is that the unit isn't working (although fortunately the one for the sitting room is operational). Obviously there's no need for air conditioning in December, but the same units provide heat as air conditioning, and, while it can be hot as the midday sun streams through the glass doors, sunset comes early at this time of year and it cools off rapidly. Had the heating in the bedroom been working, the vibrations on the outside unit would presumably have discouraged any thoughts of nest building. We have, in fact, reported the problem but as the cool temperatures are nice for sleeping we've been lax about following up on management's lack of action. Hence the question of the pigeon.