Pigeons

Little towns, big cities, no matter where you go, you will see pigeons.  The "urban bird".  Some people call them "rats with wings", but I have always thought they were beautiful.

If you go the City Square here in Odense, you can always see them walking around, doing the "pigeon walk", looking for food.  You know the walk, head strutting forward and back in rhythm with their feet.  I could watch them all day.

One thing I have never seen is a baby pigeon.  EVER.  Maybe they just appear.  Maybe they start out as adults.

Look what happened outside of our bathroom window.

I opened the bathroom window one morning to let the shower steam out.  That's when I noticed the pigeon sitting on a nest.

Mom on the nest

Over the course of a few weeks Mary and I watched the Mom on the nest until one day we saw little feathery balls.  Baby pigeons.

Closeup of the balls of feathers

Mom and Dad took turns on the nest for the next few weeks

They got bigger each day

One day they started looking like pigeons!

I took this one the day before they flew away with Mom and Dad.  I am sad to say I did not get a chance to see them fly, but now I know that baby pigeons exist!

I am on the lookout now for baby Elephants here in Odense, I will keep you posted, but I am sure I will not be as successful.