![Zaid Al-Otayat, 26, holds up the family's most valuable bird, worth 1,000 JD. Picture by Charlie Faulkner](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RKK65FKYVAGPIKCDTJ5EV63OCY.jpg?smart=true&auth=ddf2d1d854c35ca8f59c976b1ab6f62ba189fb5cec158b59edea9672dfdff2a2&width=400&height=225)
Zaid Al Moghrabi, 26, holds up the family's most valuable bird, worth 1,000 Jordanian dinars (Dh5,179). Charlie Faulkner for The National
Zaid Al Moghrabi, 26, holds up the family's most valuable bird, worth 1,000 Jordanian dinars (Dh5,179). Charlie Faulkner for The National
Free as a bird: How pigeons have become a source of solace for Jordanians in lockdown
Pigeon-keeper Zaid Al Moghrabi tells us how his birds bring him comfort in trying times
Charlie Faulkner
22 June, 2020