I live in an apartment building. My bathroom has one of those windows that opens onto a small shaft that lets light and a bit of air in. I’m on the first floor, level with the bottom of the shaft, which is just kind of a shingled floor with some drainage pipes.
A few months back I started hearing strange squeaking noises every morning at sunrise. I couldn’t figure out what kind of bizarre morning routine my neighbors might have to produce that noise. Then I eventually discovered that a group of pigeons had taken up residence in that ventilation shaft next to my bathroom. Over the last few months the bottom of the shaft has become absolutely disgusting with pigeon shit. I should probably tell my landlord about it…
