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    These pigeons look so close, but they do apparently tend to mate for life.
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    I suppose it's a cosy enough place for them, but it's very messy, isn't it?

    When seeing Carin off at New Milton station on Monday, we watched a pair of Wood Pigeons. They had chosen a similar place to nest - on top of the power cable conduit, under the back of the platform canopy. One was sitting on the partly-completed nest (female?) while the other (male) was gathering twigs in what seemed a bit of a frenzy.

    I guess 'junior' was already ion the way and the nursery hadn't been 'decorated'!

    Not sure if they will be allowed to stay on there though. Health and safety might intervene..............................

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    The Wood Pigeon in my garden chose a nice-looking spot to nest all tucked away (although I don't think they were successful... I assume they got raided by something)., but these pigeon are always in some exposed ad tatty place as they are town-centre. This is the railway bridge over one of the main roads into Reading.

    This is where one year I saw one on the road (I assume a fledgeling) and it got run over at the tail end but only just. It was just sitting there because it was hurt, but there was a delay in the next car. A minute ir so later one did come along and finished it off, but it was awful to see

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    They certainly nest in some dangerous places, the West Reading railway bridge is a major nesting site.
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