Wood pigeon chick. Eleven day old wood pigeon chick (Columba palumbus) in its nest. The initial growth of the true feathers can be seen. Adults raise

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Wood pigeon chick. Eleven day old wood pigeon chick (Columba palumbus) in its nest. The initial growth of the true feathers can be seen. Adults raise several broods a year, each brood typically has two chicks.

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Photo credit: © DR JEREMY BURGESS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: animal, biological, biology, bird, chick, close-, columba, detail, face, fauna, head, immature, nature, nest, offspring, ornithological, ornithology, palumbus, pigeon, wildlife, wood, young, zoological, zoology