Simply the NEST! Heartwarming moment a lonely pigeon sits on a box of Cadbury caramel eggs inside a Tesco supermarket
- Kim Blackman was visiting a Tesco supermarket in Enfield, north London
- The 35-year-old business owner spotted a female pigeon sitting on a shelf
- On closer inspection, Ms Blackman realised the box contained some eggs
- Ms Blackman shared the unusual incident on her TicTok channel
This is the adorable moment a ‘mother pigeon’ sneaked into a Tesco store to guard a box of Cadbury chocolate eggs.
The protective bird is apparently a ‘regular’ at the branch in Enfield, North London where she was spotted nesting on top of the snacks.
Shopper Kim Blackman, 35, filmed the unusual scene last week after popping into the store.
This is the amazing moment a pigeon nests on some Cadbury’s caramel eggs inside a London Tesco supermarket
The pigeon ignored the rest of the eggs in the store to nest upon the ones containing caramel
The incident happened inside a Tesco store in Enfield, north east London
The video shows the white female pigeon tucked away on the bottom shelf of a confectionery display.
Under her feet is a box of Cadbury caramel eggs, which she carefully guards with her feathers puffed out.
The bird remains unfazed as Ms Blackman bends down to get a closer look, zooming in to show her talons embedded in the tray of chocolate treats.
Ms Blackman shared the moment on TikTok with the caption: ‘Female pigeon sneaks into Tesco to protect the chocolate eggs.’
The heartwarming video has since been viewed more than 187,000 times
One viewer wrote: ‘Okay, this is actually the sweetest thing ever. She’s protecting the chocolate eggs.’
Another added: ‘Is she laying Cadbury’s?’ One person replied: ‘Not me bawling my eyes out over a pigeon who thinks chocolate eggs are her babies.’
And another said: ‘Aww she is so cute, I wish you could keep her.’
Ms Blackman, who owns her own business explained: ‘The security said the pigeons are locals. The security guard keeps an eye on them.
‘I’ve been there a couple of times and they tend to fly in and stay near the door.
‘When I saw it I went back to my car to get my phone and thought, “wow the irony”.
‘I’m surprised it’s had such an impact, but all the TikTokers comments have been funny’.