Pigeons live all over earth, except in the driest regions. Pigeons nest on ledges and buildings.
A pigeon's diet is mainly made up of seeds and fruit. Pigeons can be split up into two groups, the "seed eaters" and the "fruit eaters". "Fruit eaters" normally eat from trees, while "seed eaters" feed on the ground.
Pigeons lay two white eggs, and it takes the eggs 18 days to hatch. Baby pigeons leave the nest when they reach 30 days. Pigeons create a special substance called "pigeon milk" from their crop that they feed to hatchlings during their first week of life.
Pigeons live about five years in the wild, and about 15 years in captivity.
sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae#Distribution_and_habitat
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pigeonwatch/your-questions/questions-about-mating-and-nesting
A pigeon's diet is mainly made up of seeds and fruit. Pigeons can be split up into two groups, the "seed eaters" and the "fruit eaters". "Fruit eaters" normally eat from trees, while "seed eaters" feed on the ground.Pigeons lay two white eggs, and it takes the eggs 18 days to hatch. Baby pigeons leave the nest when they reach 30 days. Pigeons create a special substance called "pigeon milk" from their crop that they feed to hatchlings during their first week of life.
Pigeons live about five years in the wild, and about 15 years in captivity.
sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae#Distribution_and_habitat
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pigeonwatch/your-questions/questions-about-mating-and-nesting
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