Ringdue

Did you know that almost 300,000 breeding pairs of ringed pigeons have been registered? To be precise, 291,000 pairs of ringed pigeons. In addition, there are 48,000 pairs of Turkish pigeons. 

THE RING PIGEON 

Family: Pigeons

Weight: Approx. 500 g

Lifestyle: Ynglepar

Food: Plant parts such as seeds and fresh shoots. Sometimes insects too

The Ring Dove is also called the Wood Dove. The most common pigeon species in Denmark. With a length of about 40 cm and a wingspan of 75-80 cm, the ringed pigeon is the largest of the Danish pigeons.

The Ringed Dove is easily recognizable by its colorful plumage.pact It has a grayish-purple-colored chest and a white markings on each side of the neck. Often the white markings are surrounded by green and pink feathers. 

Modest nest

The Ringed Dove is widespread throughout the country and in most of Europe. The Ring Pigeon has very few requirements for its nesting site. The Ring Dove finds a tree, or other high platform, where it builds a very simple nest of twigs. Often you can see through the bottom of the nest from below. The nest often consists of a small handful of twigs that are placed randomly around the eggs.

Pigeon's milk

The ring pigeons have 2-3, yes sometimes 4 litters of chicks per year. Pigeon eggs are often seen on the forest floor when they have rolled out of the simple nest, and  in the first days after the chicks hatch, they feed exclusively on so-called "pigeon milk". Pigeon milk is made in a pouch on the adult pigeons' oesophagus and is then regurgitated up to the young. After a few days, the chicks are fed with soaked seeds and the like, before switching to the same food as the adult pigeons: seeds, seeds, fresh shoots and occasionally insects.