There once was a pigeon who lived in the forest along with his wife. He had built a nest within a tree and lived there for several years in her company.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
कपोतः कश्चनारण्ये कृतनीडो वनस्पतौ । कपोत्या भार्यया सार्धमुवास कतिचित्समाः
kapotaḥ kaścanāraṇye kṛtanīḍo vanaspatau | kapotyā bhāryayā sārdhamuvāsa katicitsamāḥ
SB 11.7.53