{"id":247,"date":"2023-06-09T11:17:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T10:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/islaywildlifeproject\/?page_id=247"},"modified":"2023-06-22T18:39:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T17:39:35","slug":"rock-pigeon-feral-pigeon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/islaywildlifeproject\/rock-pigeon-feral-pigeon\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock dove (Pigeon)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW109346980 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109346980 BCX0\">Pigeon<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">Now, the rock pigeon can only be found on the northern and western coasts of Scotland and some Northern Ireland coasts as well.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">In the past some pigeons were used as messenger pigeons, these pigeons were known as <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Homing Pigeons, <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">they were used to send letters and information during the wars. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_314\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-314\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-314\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/islaywildlifeproject\/uploads\/sites\/1803\/2023\/06\/19194416\/pigeon-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/islaywildlifeproject\/uploads\/sites\/1803\/2023\/06\/19194416\/pigeon-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/islaywildlifeproject\/uploads\/sites\/1803\/2023\/06\/19194416\/pigeon-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/islaywildlifeproject\/uploads\/sites\/1803\/2023\/06\/19194416\/pigeon-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/islaywildlifeproject\/uploads\/sites\/1803\/2023\/06\/19194416\/pigeon-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/islaywildlifeproject\/uploads\/sites\/1803\/2023\/06\/19194416\/pigeon.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pigeon sitting on dunes.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pigeons can fly up to 700miles in one single day, this can be done at the speed 97km\/h (60mph).<\/span><span 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