Winter is here.

We had our first big snow. I ended up with about 8 inches on my lawn. Much more to come. I had to get some pictures of my pigeon loft for someone. While I was out I got a couple of pictures of my favorite bird.  I really like the first one against the cloudy [...]

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Pigeon babies day sixteen.

Still growing. The feathers are coming in better. Looks like we’ll have a blue bar or a grey bar.

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Pigeon babies day fourteen.

I missed a few days due to the vacation. He’s still growing. Specifically his wings grew a lot during the past few days. Looks like he is already testing them out a bit. I also ended up with 7 other squabs that are just one week behind this guy. Should make for a fine crew [...]

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Pigeon baby day eight.

The as yet unnamed baby pigeon keep growing every day. Getting uglier too. There’s a reason you don’t see pigeon babies. They have to hide their ugliness. I am really amazed at how fast they grow. Here’s some more pictures. This one gives you a view of the band I place on his leg a [...]

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Pigeon baby day six.

Notice this will now be the “Pigeon Baby” post. I gave up on the other egg. I decided to crack it open and see what happened. Looked just like a regular egg inside. It must not have been fertilized. The one that did hatch, that we have been tracking is growing fast. He is at [...]

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Pigeon babies day three.

Today the second egg remains unhatched. The single squab was moving around more and for the first time, I saw it’s eyes open.

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Pigeons gone?

Those two uniquely colored pigeons that I posted about a while ago have gone MIA. The last few nights I have been letting them out to walk around the top of the loft. Putting them through the trap etc… Making sure they know how to get back in. I did this with the last bunch [...]

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Pigeon babies day two.

No luck with the other egg hatching today. I wonder if we have a “dud”. I’ll give it a couple of more days before I give up on it. Here’s the day two photos.

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Pigeon babies day one.

I came home to a nice surprise. One of the eggs I have been watching has hatched. I’ll get a picture or two every day or so and we’ll track their growth. Hopefully there will be one other squab by tomorrow.

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Loft sighting.

I have noticed this pigeon loft several times.  It is near my work and I pass by it on lunch breaks.  Sometimes there are pigeons sitting on top of it.  Wish I had a better view of his setup.  Today I decided to snap a picture with my cell phone cam.  You can see it [...]

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