We have a new neighbour

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A wood pigeon has made a nest just outside our bathroom window. In the picture you can see her on her nest just below and a little to the right of the open window. She’s obviously a very determined pigeon, because I discovered the nest, containing two eggs, when I climbed a ladder a couple of weeks ago to cut back our wisteria. I had to cut a large part of it back, because when we had some very windy weather several weeks before, it broke away from the supports on the wall and flopped over. And when I got up there I could see that she had obviously built an almost-completed nest before, but then it fell down leaving the nest suspended sideways. So she had been forced to start again. We are not short of wood pigeons – the UK population is over 10 million – but I felt it would be mean to destroy her hard work a second time! So I was careful to leave those branches supporting the nest, and some leafy bits above to provide shade and shelter from the rain. Once I was done and the ladder taken away, she returned and has been sitting tight ever since. If I lean out of the bathroom window and a breeze moves a couple of leaves I can just about see her keeping a beady eye on me. I call out ‘Morning Pidge!’ and leave her to it. All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2022.