When you are on your morning commute spotting a pigeon on someone's head is not what you expect. However when Phill Buckland was on his way to work on a tram he spotted a pigeon sitting in the hood of another passenger at 9am this morning (June 6).
The shocking video footage the pigeon appears to peck the back of the man's head at one point throughout the journey, somehow the man appears unmoved. Also shockingly despite the pigeon's rare appearance on the tram, Phill has said that other commuters didn't say anything about it, reports the MEN.
"I was watching quite a hardcore documentary about a new drug in Colombia," said Phill. "When I looked up, I happened to see the pigeon staring me in the face.
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"The man was just sitting there with the pigeon sitting in his hood. I think it was a tame one.
"No one said anything but it's pretty hard not to notice it. I think he must have walked in front of a few people when getting on the tram."
Phill says when the man got off the tram the pigeon was still sitting in the hood. "It's funny," Phill added.
"It's a good way to brighten up a Monday morning. When I lived in London there was a guy with a parrot on his shoulder on the tube, but obviously the Manchester version is a pigeon."
It is against Metrolink byelaws for animals to be on Greater Manchester's trams unless they are guide dogs or hearing dogs. Earlier this year a trial allowing other dogs on board the Metrolink was suggested despite that it is unlikely any new policy would extend to pet pigeons.
