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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
49.5, -119.583
Field Notes
Habitat:
dock in Okanagan Lake, Penticton, BC. dry interior valley....but they are found almost everywhere in North America and most of the rest of the world.
Notes:
Even though these are everywhere, I decided to do a spotting for them. Did you know that they have been domesticated for so long that it is not really clear where they were native? Egyptian hieroglyphics from 5,000 years ago show these doves. A very successful species!!
There was a Citizen science study done on the plumages of Rock Pigeons by Cornell University using students from inner city schools in the US. to collect the data. I like this kind of thing!
Reference Links:
Rock Dove
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedOctober 16, 2013
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