About Mommy and Daddy Pigeon and Baby Pigeons (2-4 days)

Diary, 4/13/2008

Hey folks – I have to tell you something about Mommy and Daddy and how they care for us. They must have some alarmclocks built inside and the day looks like this:

Mommy cares for us during the night. She sits on the nest – hey – that’s a huge flower pot on the balcony of our landlords – wonderful place – always dry, protected from the wind and the crows, clean and very quiet. Our landlords are very considerate and care for us. They offer breakfeast and lunch and always have some goodies prepared for us. Very nice!

Okay – Mommy cares for us during the night and keeps us warm till the next day until 11.30. When she hears Daddy’s flapping of his wings she leaves our nest and Daddy starts his duty until the early evening at around 6 pm. I think Daddy is a bit greedy for food so he always stops on the food plate first before he sits down to take over his duties. But nevertheless he very much cares for us and protects us.

Sometimes he thinks that the landlords are coming too close to his beloved ones and so he starts hissing, blowing himself up like a bodybuilder – he makes himself really big – impressive – and really looks angry and is ready to do everything to defend his little ones. I think he is a bit a choleric – Mommy never makes such a fuss – I think she knows better that no-one is doing us any harm here.

Hey – do you realize that we are growing rapidly? Must be the goodies from our landlords – my skin is darkening. I am a bit sad that I am losing my pinky skin colour – but looked like a little piggy anyway – maybe it’s better now…

4 days (front) and 2 days (back)

And look – how Mommy keeps us warm – we are looking sooooooo content:

hey – did you also realize that I can open my eyes? After 4 days I finally can see this ugly world – boy – how boring – nothing happening here….

Okay – let’s go for another nap…see ya!

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