I’m in london england, seeing things no one has ever seen before
ACTUALLY though, I have been observing the england pigeons and I’m ready to make a statement
their ceres (the white part of their beak) are larger than Canadian pigeons. not sure why. also, their bodies are sleeker and longer. this is probably because pigeons back home have to survive -35C winters, so only the hefty round ones survive.
I wonder if the smaller ceres in Canadian pigeons are also a cold adaptation? because it’s an exposed fleshy bit with lots of nerve ending for sensory purposes, so I can see frostbite being a problem. or maybe it’s just that different escaped breeds contributed to the population.
I’m also noticing a colour I haven’t seen back home! VERY dark black (like the left hand pigeon in the photo above). looks like they rolled around in soot. definitely worth the 7 hour plane ride to see these special guys
my humble Canadian pigeons for comparison. they look so orb-like. you could go bowling with a Canadian pigeon, and you could play darts with an English pigeon
We have a red (brown) variety in Romania and all pigeons get round in Autumn.























