Hup Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 I suppose pigeons are found just about everywhere people are. I was curious what you see as the most common type or coloration of pigeons? The good majority of common birds I see are a combination of light on dark gray or all dark gray. On occasion you will see white with rust colors. Our birds here are mostly a nusiance. We really don't see them out flying as wild birds. I did read a magazine article not long ago on pigeon shooting in Argentina. Yes pigeons ---not dove. What was interesting was the colors were a shiny greenish body with a brown fringe and brown head. Very pretty combination. reminded me of pheasant or peacock colors. The writer of the article stated that the pigeon shooting was much more sporting than the dove. Said it was the most fun he has had ever bird shooting and quite challenging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 Our main pigeon is the wood pigeon, which you do not have in the US. Your multi coloured pigeons are like our feral pigeons, made up mostly of escaped racing and tame pigeons, that have multiplied over the years. I have shot doves in Argentina that were the same as our collared dove, but the only "pigeon" I saw there (apart from the feral type) were what we call rock doves. They are larger than collared doves, but smaller than wood pigeon. Top picture is a collared dove, bottom picture is a stock dove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 To add to Cranfields pics of other British species, the ones below are of our main quarry, the wood pigeon. These are the main agricultural pest in UK and do an awful lot of damage to crops and literally millions are shot here every year. The pictures don't do them justice, they're quite an attractive bird with an iridescent greens and purples in their feathers. They taste pretty good too, and the bottom pic is possibly the best way to view them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hup Posted July 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 Our main pigeon is the wood pigeon, which you do not have in the US. Your multi coloured pigeons are like our feral pigeons, made up mostly of escaped racing and tame pigeons, that have multiplied over the years. I have shot doves in Argentina that were the same as our collared dove, but the only "pigeon" I saw there (apart from the feral type) were what we call rock doves. They are larger than collared doves, but smaller than wood pigeon. Top picture is a collared dove, bottom picture is a stock dove. We have the collared dove here in Texas. They are considered an invasive species and as such we are allowed to take them at any time by any method for no reason at all. I think I have also heard them called Turtle Dove? The ones here are just about the same size as the pigeons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unapalomablanca Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 Good post. Makes a nice change to hear from people from the states, maybe there is a way that the moderators could attract more foreign posts, as it's interesting to hear what others are doing around the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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