Although I was disappointed that there were no
insects in the flowers, I did observe some flowers receive a visitor of another kind. As I was walking along and admiring the blossoms on a group of small fruit trees, my eye was caught by a large shape that dropped onto one of the branches, bending it nearly to the ground.
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| The common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) just after landing in the tree. |
The bird that had landed was a common wood pigeon (
Columba palumbus), which is considerably larger than the standard pigeon (a.k.a. rock pigeon or rock dove,
Columba livia). I was surprised that the pigeon had landed on a branch that could barely support its weight -- and I was even more surprised when the pigeon turned towards the nearest bunch of flowers and
ate them.
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| A common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) eating the pretty flowers. |
The pigeon then proceeded to eat all the flowers it could reach from its precarious perch. Later on, I was no longer surprised to find that not only are these pigeons shameless, they are fearless as well!
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| A common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) calmly sitting tête-à-tête with an eagle. |
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