Do wood pigeons steal other birds nests?
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April 14th, 2009
We have nesting magpies in our tree and a cheeky wood pigeon tries to jump in their nest when they are away!
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Certainly they would. It’s far less work to find or steal a nest than it is to build one from scratch. The bird could also be interested in the eggs in the basket, as some birds will eat undefended eggs; however from what I’ve gathered (in 5 minutes of Google searching) magpies are usually the aggressive egg eaters, not wood pigeons.
My final conclusion is there’s a 99% chance the wood pigeon is trying to steal the nest, and a 1% chance that it has been hunting down the magpie that ate his brother and is seeking revenge ;)
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