He lived a long and fruitful life although lonely by our lights, yet who's to say he didn't enjoy the company of pigeons more than the bothersome fools who otherwise would have bored him to death years earlier?
I have read that he was harassed for years by others for many reasons.
And it became complex.
I agree that to hang out wouldnt be so bad, but I doubt that this person was ever given the opportunity to relax.