I’m not really a wildlife type of person but my wife takes great delight in feeding the birds in our garden. As you’d expect, we get a few pigeons who come and pick up the seeds that fall on the floor, but last year I noticed that a pair of pigeons regularly arrived together, but one prevented the other one from eating by chasing it around and pecking at it in an aggressive manner. It’s not a mating gesture.
Quite bizarrely, this year they are back again, still together, but still with one chasing the other around and stopping it getting anywhere near the food, even at the expense of getting at the food itself! The other one is now looking worse for wear and you can see where it’s feathers have been pecked and pulled. It’s also much skinnier than the other one because it obviously can’t eat without being chased off.
It does beg the question, why are they still together?!!!!
Do pigeons replicate human behaviour that much?!
Quite bizarrely, this year they are back again, still together, but still with one chasing the other around and stopping it getting anywhere near the food, even at the expense of getting at the food itself! The other one is now looking worse for wear and you can see where it’s feathers have been pecked and pulled. It’s also much skinnier than the other one because it obviously can’t eat without being chased off.
It does beg the question, why are they still together?!!!!
Do pigeons replicate human behaviour that much?!