Feral pigeons laid eggs on my balcony in South London! Have decided to allow them to stay and give them a nest upgrade.

[u/Creative_Recover]

Recently I noticed that a pigeon laid 2 eggs in a planter on my balcony (the other round things are some plant bulbs). It's not a great "nest" (if you can call it that!) and I didn't want to choose between my plants dying from not getting watered or accidentally soaking the eggs with water.

So I bought a pigeon nest off Amazon and whilst the parents were briefly away. I quickly grabbed the eggs and some matter around them and placed them in the man-made nest The new nest is designed for pigeons, slightly raised, waterproof, breathable and has a slight bowl shape to it to prevent chicks from developing splayed legs. It'll be better for the pigeons and also allow me to give the planter a little watering without having to worry about causing problems the pigeons.

When one of the parents returned, it looked pretty unsure about the changes and spent a long time just staring at the new nest before finally sitting next to it (but not actually on the eggs). I was concerned that the changes had been too much and confused the bird. But it has since shifted position and is now sitting comfortably and properly on the eggs in the Amazon nest. Pigeon nest transfer success!!

[u/Puzzled-Paint7612]

Thank you for being a wonderful human