Feral Pigeons
Feral Pigeons
St Mary's Churchyard, Reading UK
I decided I was being snobbish by ignoring an obvious flock of "wild" birds in easy reach: in my local town centre - though sadly the light today was not that great.
One of my books lists four broad types, all represented here: Chequered, Rock Dove type, Pied and Ginger.
I love the photos, story, and I learned something! I'm in Toronto, Canada. Most pigeons here, of which there are many, are the rock dove type!
Nice :) The breeding couple i have on my balcony is a chequered papa and rock dove type mama, really curious how the kids will turn out, they grow so fast. Yesterday was the first day the mother did not sleep with them.
It's easy to overlook them because they're so common and there are, to be sure, a lot of manky pigeons about, but pigeons can be some of the most handsome birds.