Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) foraging along a bank. Lancashire, UK | Glenn Upton-Fletcher Wildlife Photography

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Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) foraging along a bank. Rather than feed their young insects, pigeons feed them a milk formed from sloughing off fluid-filled cells in the crop lining and is more nutritious than human or cow's milk.

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Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) foraging along a bank.
Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) foraging along a bank. Rather than feed their young insects, pigeons feed them a milk formed from sloughing off fluid-filled cells in the crop lining and is more nutritious than human or cow's milk.

Filename:	Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) foraging along a bank_UFP5560RM.tiff
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Date:	12 May 2010
Location:	Blackpool Lancashire, North West UK
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Copyright:	Glenn Upton-Fletcher
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