Pigeon toed

Posted by Harold on December 15, 2003

In Reply to: Pigeon toed posted by Lotg on December 14, 2003

: Why are people who walk with their feet turned inwards known as being pigeon toed? I have pigeons and I've watched them and the native pigeons that land on my verandah and they walk with their feet straight ahead. The parrots however walk in a very pigeon toed fashion. So why pick a pigeon, when it would be more correct to say parrot toed?

Parrots were in short supply in England in the old days and, for that matter, they still are. I can't claim to be an expert on pidgeons but have a shrewd idea that if all thir talons/toes pointed straight ahead they would fall over in even a light wind.