A bizarre clip has emerged of an unexpected feathered guest stowing away inside the hood of a Manchester tram passenger on June 6.
Commuter Phill Buckland was on his way to work on a Metrolink tram from Didsbury when he noticed a pigeon pecking at the head of another bloke at around 9am this morning.
The strange video footage shows the pigeon pecking the back of the unbothered man's head at one point of the journey as other commuters went about the day as though it was a normal part of their morning journey.
Speaking to Manchester Evening News, Phil said: "I was watching quite a hardcore documentary about a new drug in Colombia. When I looked up, I happened to see the pigeon staring me in the face.
"The man was just sat there with the pigeon sat 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."
Phil says the man got off the tram at St Peter's Square, with the pigeon still sat in the hood on his way out.
"It's funny. It's a good way to brighten up a Monday morning," Phill added.
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"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."
Readers of the local news website were bewildered by the sight, as they left comments poking fun at the video.
One commenter said: "I'd rather see a pigeon in the man's hood, than all the asb that goes on, on the trams & stations."
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Another wrote: "That guy's hood is going to be full of so much pigeon poop."
A third quipped: "Just a 'carrier' pigeon being carried, that's all."
Metrolink bylaws state that animals are not allowed on Greater Manchester's trams, with the exception of guide dogs or hearing dogs.
A trial allowing other dogs on board the Metrolink was suggested earlier this year – although it's unlikely any new policy would extend to pet pigeons.
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