Feral Pigeons(Columba Livia)

 

 

 

Features

 

• About 32cm in length

• Found in flocks

• Feeds on seeds and domestic scraps

• Roosts/nest on ledges, inside old buildings and warehouses etc

• Often lays 2 eggs

• Eggs are incubated for 17-19 days

• Chicks will stay in nest around 35-37 days

• Pigeons carry a disease called 'Ornithosis',  which can be transmitted to people via contact or inhaling infected droppings