How do pigeons communicate?
Like every other living creature communicate, the pigeons also do communicate with each other but how they communicate is a different and whole new story that you and I have to take a look at. It is not a wonder that birds like pigeons do communicate. Therefore, join on board and let’s learn this new lesson together.
How do they communicate?
The two major ways that the birds communicate is through the;
• sounds they make and
• The movements the make.
This sounds odd but it’s the truth. How then will they be able to communicate, they are not humans to talk!
The science behind their communication
When a male pigeon want to make friends with a female, it moves up to her and
• Coos
• Bobs up and down
Now to know that the male is dealing with a female, the other bird will just stay there and let the male continue cooing but if it’s another male it will just fly away. This is the science behind the communicational skills of the pigeon birds and it really sounds very interesting and sweet too.
Communication skill for security purposes
When the pigeon is guarding its nest surely it will not allow anything else to come close to the nest this will be mainly done by raising its wing very high and mostly start pecking. If you happen to get so close then you will be entering in a hot zone where all lights are red and the pigeon will just hit you with its wings.
Communication skills to show happiness
When the pigeons are very happy sometimes they will occasionally produce a “hoohooo” sound. This mostly happens when one of the squabs manages to fly. There is happiness in the sky and this laughter is just meant to illustrate that happiness. This may also happen when a squab flies to his daddy. This laughter will just illustrate the happiness in his heart. You can imagine.
Finally
All animals no matter the species or the kind of animal will have some communicational skills that will certainly help it co-relate and co-exist with others peacefully. Otherwise having a pigeon that cannot communicate is just a very bad thing to happen to any species of bird. Therefore, the pigeons too do communicate by the means of movement and sounds they make.