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The pigon was psychotic. They don't do that normally and their beaks are relatively soft. I used to raise pigeons. They are really wimps.

The pigeon was an extra from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds.
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I think the pigeon was on the payroll of the main bad guy. If I remember he came back at that guy because the check bounced.
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It was a bird. It didn't exactly need a well thought out reason other than "heeeey I poop there" peck peck peck

The reason it was pecking at him is because he was probably near the nest. I'm quite sure this is the reason from the book. Not that you need a reason for a bird to peck at your feet, ducks often do that too.
As for the "why couldn't he just kick it away" well he tried but he was nearly falling so he endured the pain and moved on. The villain wasn't that smart, reason why he ended up splashed on the pavement.

Just goes to show. Pigeons are dicks.

I dont know why it kept doing that, but i found it funny as hell! I couldnt stop laughing for some reason lol
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C'mon! That was the ankle of Robert Hays, star of "Airplane!" The pigeon was starstruck, and who could blame him?

Things like this always happen to bad guys.

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The scene basically took everything that could go wrong walking on the side of a building and made it happen.
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Lmao!

I almost died laughing at that pigeon that was pecking his ankle

In the short story it's just explained that pigeons are very territorial in new york.
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No idea. In the short story it's just explained that pigeons are very territorial in new york. They'll hardly give up their space in the park and places. The guy says the pigeon had a look in its eyes like 'he's in my territory now'. It's supposed to sense he's helpless up there the same way it would be on the ground. Of course, it adds quite a bit of tension too.