Rock Pigeons, Feral Pigeons, City Pigeons
My favorite reason for visiting Ash Cave is to see the Rock Pigeons who live in the cliffs and caves. Unfortunately when I visited on Monday I did not see any but I had photos from previous visits. I love seeing them flying in and out of caves and their cooing sounds throughout the caves and cliffs. They seem to live and nest on the cliffs in Ash Cave. They are beautiful birds with stubby birds with small heads and short legs. Usually they are blueish gray in color but there are a range of colors so there is not one Rock Pigeon.
Rock Pigeons were brought to the United States by the Jamestown and Plymouth European Settlers 1600. Today we can see Rock Pigeons are everywhere. They are in cities, suburbs, rural areas, parks, cliffs and caves. You may see Rock Pigeons feeding on the ground earring a variety of seeds. They mostly mate for life and share parenting duties.
Rock Pigeons are raised for food, trained for homing and racing and used as messengers. They carried messages for the US Army during World War I and II saving lives by providing vital information.
check out the Rock Pigeons at Ash Cave.
For more information about Rock Pigeons
www.nationalgeographic.com › animals › birds › rock-pigeonRock Pigeon | National Geographic
