Did you know that wood pigeons can swim?
Here is the proof.
I've seen them doing this many times.
First they stir the waters, in order to try to get wet. When hat is not helping enough, they let themselves fall into the water and quickly try to jump out again.
Then they start all over again.
So much fun to watch!
I was hoping for getting snow, just to enjoy the pure white everywhere and the calming mesmerising atmosphere when it is falling.
It had frozen as well a little bit..not much, maybe about - 2 degrees C. So there was a thin layer of ice on the pond covered with a little bit of snow.
To my amazement a couple of doves went walking on the ice! which was way too thin...
I waited with my camera to see it what's going to happen and caught the doves on camera walking on the ice. I was thinking the ice might crack under the weight of the doves! Nothing happened...even the two of them together did not sink...
They enjoyed drinking some melted water and then flew off!
A very brave wood-pigeon just let himself fall into the deep waters of the pond.He did it more than once, so that I was able to capture it. It was such a fun sight, because you normally don't see birds drop themselves in deep water. He was very much able to cross over to the other side.
Oh my!... Pigeons are awesome divers!
