@Palumbus_Pics The courting display often seems to double as "sod off, this is my patch" as well. I think it's a general "look what a fine pigeon I am" and is probably supposed to be both attractive and intimidating, depending on the audience π
(Gay and confused are also both viable options!)
But, here was a curious thing. The more I tried to give up thinking of her, the more I said to myself, βSheβs nothing to youβ, the harder I tried to pluck the idea of her out of my heart, the more she stayed there.
Sarah Waters, Fingersmith