The Bible uses the image of the dove as one of the ways to describe the Holy Spirit. Did you know this about doves? Doves are often referred to as “A Pigeon with a good PR agent”.
Pigeons and Doves belong to the same family, Columbidae, and have many similar features.
Doves have an excellent knack for adapting themselves to almost any environment. The only places they are not found are in places of extreme conditions such as deserts and the Antarctic
Doves mate for life.
The Columbidae species of the both the male and the female produce milk for their young.
Doves have been used as messengers for thousands of years, particularly during war with over 95% accuracy.
The exact way homing pigeons find their way home has long been debated. Regardless of how Pigeons find their way home, their ability to find their way home is nothing short of incredible.
In the late 1800s, the most heroic recorded flight was from a pigeon released in Africa that took 55 days to get home to England. Travelling over a staggering 11,000 kilometres! (6,0000 mi) Pigeons can fly at altitudes of 6000 feet at an average speed of 77.6 miles per hour.
Now….that’ll preach!!!
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