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Pigeon Tango

            Two rock doves engage in a courtship ritual in Washington Square Park, New York, NY.

It was a beautiful display, the female letting the male get close before scurrying, darting, and flying away, leading to a chase me-chase me scene all over the park for an extended period of time. Meanwhile, if you weren't watching closely, you wouldn't have known what was happening through the bustle of the hundreds of people and squirrels and birds of all sorts. 

A beautiful dance at play in all the chaos. The Pigeon Tango.

Taken in: United States / New York / New York / Greenwich Village (show map)

Taken on: December 28, 2015

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