Feral Pigeon (Feral/Rock Dove) Columba livia domestica
The Feral/Town Pigeon has adapted to live close to humans, and, like people, large groups are resident in our towns.
They can be found throughout most of the populated world.
Male and female (above) are of similar appearance and both have the metallic green-purple sheen on the neck, less so in winter and more so in the breeding season,
but the breeding male (top row) has more iridescence on his neck, spreading onto the chest which he inflates when courting.
The green/purple sheen is not prevalent on white plumage
Normal stance of male (melanistic) Pigeon
Courting stance of male with inflated chest (and pinhead eyes)
Gathering nesting material
Shouldn't it be an olive branch?
Both male and female are gathering the twigs
She gathers the soft furnishings.
Pigeons enjoy sunbathing
but are less keen on iceskating.
All season, mainly terrestrial birds, they are about in the snow.
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