Why do not we see the chicks pigeons Bashny.Net

Have you ever wondered why the territory of the big cities we never see pigeons? Every day we are seeing on the streets of hundreds or even thousands of adult feathered creatures, but where they are hiding is not increased?




Be sure - there are chicks, but what we do not see them, there's a good explanation. This is partly due to the fact nesting birds: pigeons build their nests in places that resemble caves and cliffs - it tells them the blood of ancestors who lived off the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. In metropolitan areas the pigeons build nests in any of these places - under the window sills, on roofs, under bridges. In large cities, people have built a lot of different artificial rocks.



Another reason is that the chicks pigeons can not be met in the streets, that they do not leave the nest four to six weeks after birth until they grow up. City dwellers tend to talk about pigeons as flying rats, but pigeons - very good parents. Male and female together feed their young, and if one parent dies, the other is making every effort to raise offspring, although it is necessary, and twice as heavy. So the chicks usually survive.



After the chicks leave the nest, they start to ignore their parents and eat without assistance. Young pigeons join the flock of birds living near the nest - in a nearby park, for example. Pigeons have their own area where they mostly live, and if you carry out a dove, he will try to return to the usual places.
But perhaps what we do not see chicks, even good - they are very ugly: almost naked, with a few feathers translucent pinkish hue. But a young pigeon can be determined by several small downy feathers sticking out of the back of the head.



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