Rock Pigeon

YC Wee
on 2nd March 2019

“A number of birds have adapted to living in our cities, possibly due to availability of food supply or a shrinking environment. Unfortunately, some segments of the human population are […]

YC Wee
on 28th February 2019

“While in Taiwan on two occasions I heard mention about Pigeon Racing but had not paid much attention to it. I was told about tens of thousands of birds taken […]

YC Wee
on 21st December 2018

“Singapore’s Health Promotion Board spends a lot of time telling people what not to eat. And zoologists keep harping on the ill effects of plastic if it is swallowed by […]

YC Wee
on 2nd February 2018

KS Leow‘s image of a Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) and two Javan Mynas (Acridotheres javanicus) shows the former eating leftover from a plate that was yet to be cleared on […]

YC Wee
on 29th November 2017

“A small population of ‘unadulterated’ or ‘wild’ Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) exists at some of the limestone hills in the city where they nest. They then to breed true to […]

YC Wee
on 15th July 2016

Rock Pigeons (Columba livia) are common in many countries around the world and Vancouver, Canada is no exception (above, below). They are usually gregarious, gathering in large numbers in their […]

YC Wee
on 3rd January 2016

“I was privileged to watch adult Rock Pigeon(s) (Columba livia) feed crop milk to juveniles. What was unusual was that 4 juveniles were trying to get fed by one adult. […]

YC Wee
on 13th May 2015

Chew Yen Fook’s image of a Rock Pigeon’s so-called “kissing” (Columba livia) intrigued him. It shows one bird thrusting its bill deep into the gape of another (above). This phenomenon […]

YC Wee
on 11th February 2014

An earlier post describes how a juvenile Tiger Shrike (Lanius tigrinus) deals with the fruit of the Kenidai (Bridelia tomentosa) LINK. In addition to Tiger Shrike, Chan Yoke Meng and […]

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