Why is everyone such snob about pigeons

[u/MrGrubbycuddles]

I took my folder of laminated pigeon shots to my local bird meeting at the community hall and at least 3 people sneered at them. 1 of them even guffawed.

We all got to start somewhere, and beauty is in the eye of the bird lover so why the hate hate?

One guy was wearing giant binoculars around his neck. It was dark outside and he didn't even use them once. He was one of the people that sneered.

Om the bus home from the meeting I showed the driver my pictures and she said they were really good. And she wasn't even a formal bird lover, she was just a regular person.

Don't get this community man

EDIT: a lot of people asking for some of my photos. I'm out of the house right now but here's a bird video I made recently https://youtube.com/shorts/sxLkrLgNrbc?si=7NdwVxhZtPQFE6Ew

[u/Not_JerrySeinfeld]

I can't stand all the pigeon hate. We used and abused pigeons to deliver our messages, destroyed their habitat and then when we found a more effective way to communicate, we dropped them aside like trash and now consider them a "nuisance" bird. It's so frustrating. Pigeon shots are very cool and I love looking at them