Pigeons mate for life, but if one partner dies the survivor generally will attempt to find another mate. ... Pigeons leave their nesting and roosting sites during daylight hours to search for food, but they return at night, as well as periodically during the day when raising young.

Do pigeon families stay together?

Pigeon pairs stay together for life. They normally raise 5 or 6 families a year, two chicks at a time. ... After about 17 days, the baby pigeons peck their way out of the eggs. The parent birds attentively feed and care for their nestlings for the next 4 or 5 weeks.

Why do you never see baby pigeons?

This is because pigeons remain in their nest for a long time. Long enough for to no longer look like youngsters. The birds are almost the size of their parents when they fledge. After 40 days and more secreted in the nest, young pigeons simply don't look like babies.