Flying on Finlayson

Birds of a feather flock together on this Victoria power line

A pigeon flies up to join its fellow birds who were enjoying a morning roost recently on wires along Finlayson Street.

A pigeon flies up to join its fellow birds who were enjoying a morning roost recently on wires along Finlayson Street.

News photographer Don Denton focuses on a group of pigeons in this wildlife shot.

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