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Chris Skinner discusses the history and ecology of pigeons in urban settings, answering a listener's question about colorful pigeons in her garden.

Send us Fan Mail In the bustling heart of Norwich city centre beneath the clock tower of City Hall and the ledges of St Peter Mancroft, Chris Skinner answers listener Jocelyn Baxter’s question about five different-coloured pigeons in her garden. Surrounded by swirling flocks of up to 500 feral pigeons (the domesticated descendants of the wild rock dove), he traces their extraordinary journey from remote Scottish cliffs and Welsh caves to urban rooftops, including their role as ancient Egyptia...

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Host: Chris Skinner

Guest: Jocelyn Baxter

Topics covered

• urban wildlife
• pigeons
• nature
• city ecology
• listener questions

Keywords

• pigeons
• urban wildlife
• Norwich
• ecology
• listener questions

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Norwich, Scottish cliffs, Welsh caves, ancient Egypt

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