I'm infested with pigeons

Can't remember which book it's in but there's a comment somewhere about not liking birds to hang about as you get older in case they're vultures.

We've got two robins now. I assume they are a pair as they seem to get on. Do the females have red breasts too?

The pigeons are now mating. Oh joy!

Yes, female robins have red breasts too.

If they were both male robins they'd be fighting to the death!

Yes, I thought they must be a pair. I hope we get babies (eggs, chicks).

Yep broomsticks they certainly do. If you have any dunnocks they are fun to watch. The female has two suitors, A and B. B skulks in the undergrowth, and takes his chance when A goes off 'hunting' She (little madam) twirls her tail and entices B to mate with her. (They are the fastest copulating birds in the world apparently) B then scuttles off and A pops back to peck her cloaca which releases the former bird's sperm sack TMI - sorry. He then mates with her. This ensures that there are two 'daddys' to feed her while on the nest and the young. Clever Eh?

Truly, you learn something new every day on this site. Thanks flower

We have Dunnocks, the cunning little beasts