A passion for pigeons – why we love a Columba | Letters
Ross McQueen and Teresa Rodrigues share their admiration for birds in the much-maligned genus ColumbaI can only agree with Toussaint Douglass that we should do more pigeon-watching (The hill I...
By Guardian Staff · The Guardian Opinion
Ross McQueen and Teresa Rodrigues share their admiration for birds in the much-maligned genus Columba I can only agree with Toussaint Douglass that we should do more pigeon-watching ( The hill I will die on: Pigeons are working-class heroes and deserve some respect, 29 December ). Ever since Covid, I have been entertained by the pair of wood pigeons that make their home on the windowsill of my flat. During lockdown, when the outside world was scary and remote, these wood pigeons cheerfully slapped together a nest and raised two healthy chicks. Watching them nurture their offspring from eggs to hatchlings, then watching these offspring take their first tentative test flights, was truly heartwarming. Since then, they have reared several broods of chicks to adulthood on this same windowsill. Continue reading...