[wolfwood]

(I typed this same post yesterday but, for some reason, it doesn't show upDon't know why. So here it is again)

I watched 2 of my new (adult) Homers feeding each other yesterday. I presume he was feeding her pigeon milk as the behavior & sound was the same as when the parents have fed babies - - - puff up / shake / "watery sound" produced / beak shoved in "feeder's" beak / Mmmmmm.

Is this normal? I've never 'heard' any of you mention it. Might this be part of this new pair's mating ritual? They did have 1 egg at the time - and the other came a few hours after I watched this (they're now sitting on dummy eggs!)

 

[Feefo]

Courtship feeding is part of the mating ritual. It can be seed or fluid. It usually precedes copulation.

Cynthia

 

[wolfwood]

Thanks, Cynthia. I figured that's what it must have been but hadn't seen it before with any of the other pairs ... guess I just missed it before.

 

[RodSD]

Yep, a mating ritual. Human kisses, too, before you know what....

 

[Ed]

if the loft is a rock'n dont come a knock'n

 

[tuxedobaby]

seen this too,a few pairs seem to do this

 

[Jay3]

THE PIGEON KISS

 

[Skyeking]

THE PIGEON KISS

It's called "billing."