Pigeons are domesticated rock doves that have returned to wild or semi-wild conditions. Some were domesticated for food, others as homing pigeons and some as ‘fancy’ pigeons bred for their plumage. Wild rock doves feed on seeds but the diet of the pigeon has grown to include food discarded by well-intentioned people. With all this food available, numbers are on the up, but these colourful, head-bobbing city dwellers don't have everything their own way. Peregrine falcons are increasingly exploiting them as a food source.

Did you know?
Pigeons only have 40 taste buds, we have around 10,000.


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