Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) Perched on rock, checking surroundings before preening. Lancashire, UK | Glenn Upton-Fletcher Wildlife Photography

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Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) Perched on rock, checking surroundings before preening. 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) Perched on rock, checking surroundings before preening. Lancashire, UK
Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) Perched on rock, checking surroundings before preening. 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) Perched on rock_UFP5179RM.tiff
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Date:	12 May 2010
Location:	Blackpool Lancashire, North West UK
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Copyright:	©2010 Glenn Upton-Fletcher
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