One youtube comment suggests there’s a conveyer belt below, the pigeons shake themselves off, and are none the worse for wear. That seems plausible, but it seems just as equally plausible that the grain goes into trucks or railroad cars, and theres no chance for the birds to extricate themselves. In any case, the video clearly shows some birds flapping to safety, while others just make it to a more slowly moving patch of grain.
I think it’s plain that the pidgys don’t perceive a threat like they would a hawk or a dog. The way they keep landing on treacherous ground, only to take off again and again, well, it reminds me how American voters keep going to the polls every time, as if we believe it would make a difference.
