markbivvy Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 this i hope is a woodpigeon my mate shot today. anyone seen another like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyCM Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 Mark, I've seen a few thousand over the last 4/5 years (not all shot by me) and never come across, or heard of, any like that. Obviously an illegal, send it to Tony Bliar, he rekons he knows what to do with them now Cheers AndyCM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted August 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 hi Andy, the photo does not show the proper color of the pigeon it was a silvery pink. really tight feathers when he hit it hardly a feather came off it. stunning looking bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMMY Posted August 6, 2005 Report Share Posted August 6, 2005 I've seen a few over the years, I don't think they cross breed. I just think it's something in the Genes. Just my opinion. The ones I've shot tended to have white colouration not Silvery Pink as you described. Interesting though. Cheers Hammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted August 6, 2005 Report Share Posted August 6, 2005 (edited) We have shot 3 or 4 semi white Woodpigeons like this and a lot whiter in the last 5 years from a total of over 40,000 birds shot, they are pretty Rare! Even rarer is a fully Albino bird. Some of them look white with blue spots through them, a bit like blue cheese. They aren't a cross of any kind though. Mark. Edited August 6, 2005 by M ROBSON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plexer Posted August 6, 2005 Report Share Posted August 6, 2005 There's an article in the current sporting gun about cross bred birds. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted August 6, 2005 Report Share Posted August 6, 2005 You got any more pics of it Mark? LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted August 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2005 i have a couple more but they are ****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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