Feral pigeon (Columba livia) - Fotografía de stock

Photograph taken at an altitude of Forty nine metres at 15:06pm on a Springtime afternoon in April of a Rock Dove or Feral pigeon (Columba livia) off Chessington Avenue in Bexleyheath, Kent. They are a wild ancestor of domestic world pigeons. A common sight in UK gardens, and traditionally seen on London postcards of Piccadilly circus until the feeding of pigeons was banned, they can weigh up to 370g with a wingspan of 34cms. There are approximately 550,000 breeding pairs in the UK.