At Diddam's Close today, we noticed a crested pigeon, flying in and
out of a tree, taking nesting material in, picked up from the
ground. We watched it and found the nest, very well hidden. But
more surprising was the fact that a pigeon was already sitting on the
nest. We could only see the tail, not the head. We wondered whether
she was rearranging the grasses/small twigs as her mate brought them
in. He did not stay long enough to do any twig rearranging himself
Did she have to lay her eggs in a hurry without having time to finish
off the nest first? The partner continued to pick up grasses from
the ground. It went back and forth to the nest, frequently, for over
30 minutes, without a break
Elizabeth
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