Wood Pigeon
by Yvonne Johnstone
Title
Wood Pigeon
Artist
Yvonne Johnstone
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The large plump Woodpigeon (Columba polumbus) is a familiar sight in gardens and parks but is also found on farmland and in woodlands almost everywhere. Its husky 'hoo-hroo' call may be heard before you see the bird itself and is easily distinguished from the similar stock dove and feral pigeon by its pink breast, white neck patch and the white patches visible on its wings during flight.
It feeds on seeds, leaves, grains, fruit, peas and root crops.
The woodpigeon makes flimsy twig nests in trees, in which the female lays two eggs. Both sexes incubate and raise the young, feeding them on 'pigeon milk' - a regurgitated, milky substance from a food-storage organ called a 'crop'.
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February 20th, 2020
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