A netizen Ryan Pigeon posted on a Facebook group, Singapore Wildlife Sightings, about a pigeon next to his papaya sapling that laid an egg in the year of the tiger.
Mr Pigeon shared a photo of a nest made by a pigeon in his garden. There was one laid egg on it. On his post, he said, “First Day of Lunar New Year. New Year, New Beginnings, New egg.”
Netizens joked and had a few good laughs out of this, Mohamed Zuraide said in his comment, “Wah the nest building done by first time parents 😜”. While 相国安 said, “Its belong to the TIGER! 🤣 Its a Tiger Year”
One even mentioned it’s considered lucky, as See Heng Ngian commented, “Lucky indeed. Blessings in some other ways. Leave nest and egg until chick fly away.” While QL Ng was concerned on how Mr Pigeon would water his papaya sapling, “Omg then how to water the papaya tree?”
Sharon Tan, commented that there was also a pigeon’s nest in her garden and told Mr Pigeon that the mother may come back to lay another egg. “The mother may come back to lay a second egg. Mine also started with 1. 😅”
Ovocontrol, a California based company that specializes in contraceptive technology for wildlife, explained pigeons’ mating and nesting behaviour. They stated that pigeons are monogamous and usually mate for life.
They’re known for building a flimsy nest as their nesting’s main requirements are simple: that it is dry, protected, and flat. After 8 to 12 days from mating, females lay white eggs which typically hatch after 18 days. The male provides the nesting material and guards that nest and its mate. /TISG