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More About Pigeons ...
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The doves are the 308 species of near passerine birds in the order Columbiformes, hence the adjective columbine refers to something being dove-like. The terms dove and pigeon are used interchangeably, although smaller species are more likely to be called doves.
The species commonly referred to just as the "pigeon" is the feral Rock Dove.
Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.
The poorly constructed nests are made of sticks, and the two white eggs are incubated by both sexes.
Doves feed on seeds, fruit and other soft plantstuffs. Unlike most other birds, (but see flamingo), the doves and pigeons produce "crop milk", which is secreted by a sloughing of fluid-filled cells from the lining of the crop. Both sexes produce this highly nutritious substance to feed to the young.
This family occurs worldwide, but the greatest variety is in the Indomalaya and Australasia ecozones. It is related to the extinct dodos
The young doves and pigeons are called 'squabs'. A person who keeps pigeons is called a 'pigeon fancier'.
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Source: Wikipedia Read more about Pigeons
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VIDEO CLIPS
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Pigeon
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PBS
Homing Pigeon
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Pigeon
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Getty Images
pigeons with Saint Sulpice Fountain in background
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Pigeon
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DHD Mutlimedia Gallery
A pigeon strutting along a London st
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Pink pigeon
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Arkive.org
Nice selection of Pink pigeon video clips available in various formats
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Pigeon
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Paccom Films
A excerpt from the movie 'Marathon in the Sky' - a documentary about homing pigeons
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Pigeon
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Department of Psychology - Queen's University
Video of a male pigeon courting a female pigeon on the television
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Common Wood-Pigeon
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Bird Population in Taivalkoski
Common Wood-Pigeon video clip
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Common Wood-Pigeon
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Internet Bird Collection
Three adults on the grass. Oostende, Belgium (ssp palumbus).
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Common Wood-Pigeon
WMV View Movie
Internet Bird Collection
An adult feeding on the grass. Oostende, Belgium (ssp palumbus).
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African Green-Pigeon
WMV View Movie
Internet Bird Collection
An individual perched on a branch. Okawango Delta, Botswana (ssp delalandii).
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African Green-Pigeon
WMV View Movie
Internet Bird Collection
An individual perched on a branch. Okawango Delta, Botswana (ssp delalandii).
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