When Simon Pigeon first came to our house, he was tame, but not "affectionate".
I called him Mr Macho, because he did not care to be touched and would peck and hit when you tried to pet him.
As he aged, at about 13yo he slowly lost the ability to do any serious flying (only downhill) so we let him live in the house permanently. Then one day he stood and stared into my eyes and everything changed. He suddenly became lovey and affectionate.
