Man once gave water to a thirsty pigeon in his yard. Now it won't let him go anywhere without him

Interspecies interaction as well as bonding is not unheard of, and they can happen at the most unexpected places with the most unexpected animals. Such is the story of Carlos the pigeon, (@carlosthepigeon1) who bonded with Zach, a father and a husband. In a video posted on TikTok, Carlos the pigeon can be seen sitting on the window as the family tries to leave home in their car. The overlay text read, "Leaving the house when Carlos is around."

In the video, Zach tells Carlos that they gotta go but Carlos doesn't seem bothered and doesn't budge from the window of the car. Zach then gets down of the car asks Carlos to follow him and leads him to the patio of their home. Like a good pigeon, Carlos follows Zach to the patio. However, as soon as Zach returns to the car, Carlos does too.

Many took to the comment section to comment on the special bond the two of them shared. "I hope you’re on your way to get Carlos a car seat," wrote @FeistyFarmMom. "The kids will talk about Carlos for the rest of life lol," added @AryanaMolina.

In another TikTok post, the wife talks about the first day they met Carlos and how he hasn't left the family's side ever since."July 3rd, 2024. This is the day Carlos first showed up. Other videos circulating say that we rescued him, but that's not a very accurate representation, the caption of the post reads. "We were standing outside talking with our family and this pigeon comes flying out of the sky and lands on my sister-in-law's truck," she writes. "He seemed tired and if you see the first picture of her holding him, it almost looks like he is panting," she continued. The caption talks about how the family has tried to release him and get him flying but he just wouldn't. "That's when Zach got him some water and I promise he stuck his head in the bowl and kept drinking. We did not give him food and did not try to keep him around, we were just being kind and assumed he would be on his way," she wrote. 

In the post, she showed a few pictures and wrote how the pictures show how social Cartos was from the beginning. "Several people began to reach out and tell us that they had a pigeon visit them as kids too and they would stay for a couple of weeks and then leave. We figured he would rest IP and be on his way in a few days. The family also posted about him and a person reached out to them from several states away that they were missing a pigeon. The post then talked about how Carlos was not banded and compared photos but still couldn't conclude that it was the same bird. The caption talks about how the bird started to follow Zach wherever he went. 

Many took to the post to talk bout the unique bond, "I think it absolutely wonderful! and love the videos," writes @AngieSchoonover. "Y’all loved Carlos!! We saw that and loved him too," added @justasoul.

You can follow Carlos (@Carlosthepigeon1) for more wholesome content on TikTok.