Unit5.1英语（166）

Pigeon Surprise

For Bird Week at school, we’re learning about different types of birds. While some of my classmates got to write about penguins, I drew the short straw and have to write about pigeons.

I’m observing pigeons at the park right now. They seem to just wander around all morning, leaving droppings everywhere. I used to think pigeons were dull and dirty.

A girl is feeding them, and suddenly the birds are flocking around her wildly. It’s a bit intimidating!

I decided to do some research online. It turns out that pigeons can recognize themselves in mirrors. That’s pretty impressive! Maybe pigeons are smarter than I thought. I’ll need to take another look at them.

So, I’m back at the park. Oh, look at that pigeon staring at its reflection in the water! Maybe I was wrong about pigeons after all.

Now, I’m reading in the library and find out there are over 200 different types of pigeons. Some of them can fly thousands of kilometers without getting lost and can reach speeds of over 100 km per hour—that’s as fast as my dad’s car!

So, it turns out pigeons aren’t boring or scary. They are actually fascinating! I just didn’t know enough about them before.