lakeside1000 Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Out on the rape today, this bird came in across the decoy's, at first I thought it was a feral and could not be bothered to shoot but it turned back into the wind and I saw the wing bars and neck , realising it was a woody I did the dirty on it and gave it a barrel, The colouring is very pale mauve and pink , never seen one this light before, I did take another just after this one which was also lighter than normal but not as pale as this one. Anyone else get these coloured birds or other variations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Looks like a leucistic woodpigeon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 you can call it what you like it wouldn't fool pc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Had this one a while back still in freezer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 you can call it what you like it wouldn't fool pc. Yes, I've had a few in my time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butchdickason Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 My strange coloured bird. Butch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotguneddy Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Out on the rape today, this bird came in across the decoy's, at first I thought it was a feral and could not be bothered to shoot but it turned back into the wind and I saw the wing bars and neck , realising it was a woody I did the dirty on it and gave it a barrel, The colouring is very pale mauve and pink , never seen one this light before, I did take another just after this one which was also lighter than normal but not as pale as this one. Anyone else get these coloured birds or other variations? pigeon 1.jpg pigeon 2.jpg Never seen that before looks like a cross between a woody and a feral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside1000 Posted April 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 They appear to be more common than I thought, I doubt they are crosses but may be a throwback to some other time, interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butchdickason Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 I don't think they are common, I have only shot two strange/odd coloured in the 50 plus years I have been shooting woodpigeon. Butch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Just shoot it and wait for the next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2sledge Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 here is one of our ducks we started out with 5 ducks and 10 chickens all we have left now is the one hybrid duck mr fox has had the rest we think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 No doubt about it, that's deffo a Passenger Pigeon - not sure if it's legal or not.......best look it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caeser Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 whitebridges is spot on. It's definitely a leucistic woodpigeon. Leucism is a condition, similar to albinism, where In leucistic birds, affected plumage lacks melanin pigment due to the cells responsible for melanin production being absent. This results in white feathers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Looks like a cross with a white dove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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