Pigeons at Trafalgar Square, London 1979
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This 1979 photograph captures one of old Trafalgar Square’s most familiar sights, with pigeons clustering around the fountain steps as a young visitor crouches among them. Several birds perch directly on the child’s shoulders and arms, while others gather at their feet, turning the scene into the sort of close encounter that made the square famous for generations. Around them, the surrounding clothes and hairstyles firmly place the image in the late 1970s, from the blue quilted jacket and brown trousers to the patterned knitwear and flared jeans of the woman standing nearby. More than just a tourist moment, it preserves the atmosphere of Trafalgar Square before pigeon feeding was banned, when the birds themselves were one of central London’s best-known attractions.
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