pavman Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Nipped out lunchtime in the car and as I drove along the hedge grove next to the road a Woodie was flying almost alongside my car, I was doing 45mph and he seemed to be cruising! How fast do the ******* fly and for that matter how fast do other species fly, I don’t even want to think about how much lead I would have to give him had I have been in the field 35 yards away when he ripped through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down South Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 My dad is a succesful pigeon breeder and racer and gets birds that average 60 mph on some races of around 200 mile distance. Not only are they quick but they can keep it up. They can fly over 600 hundred miles in 2 days. Woodies can't be that far behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 with lead up there arss 100 miles our Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 100kph. Watched a wildlife programme earlier in the year and they showed a hawk chasing a pigeon but unable to catch it!!!!! LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisNicholls Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 The fastest recorded speed of a racing pigeon is 110 mph. In 1965 a pigeon belonging to A Vidgeon & Son of Wickford flying in a race from Croydon covered the 40 odd miles at a velocity of 3229 yards per minute. Freak velocity actually and must of had a gale force wind up it's backside to make such a speed. There are however lots of records showing racing pigeons achieving speeds in excess of 70mph, but any speed recorded much over 48 mph is wind assisted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted December 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 100kph. LB LB KPH?? Thought you are far to old to be metric, tell you what lads them woddies are fast little ******* looking at the facts posted, no wonder I miss so many pavman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul in North Lincs. Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 The old woodies do tear long; I've d one the same thing and had a woody cruising along next to my car at aound 60mph.....nearly crashed me car though due to excessive 'rubber necking' at the bird. I breed and race pigeons myself................wonder if a woody / racer; hybrid is possible??? they would really go some!!... On serious note.....I wonder if anyone as ever tried it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 100kph. LB LB KPH?? Thought you are far to old to be metric, tell you what lads them woddies are fast little ******* looking at the facts posted, no wonder I miss so many pavman I like to keep up with all the latest fads Pavman :lol: LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 100kph. Watched a wildlife programme earlier in the year and they showed a hawk chasing a pigeon but unable to catch it!!!!! Peregrine falcons have great difficulty in catching pigeons in level flight particularly the inexperienced juveniles. Once a falcon has missed in the stoop it needs to climb again for another go and very often the bird is gone. Racehorses in a sprint will hit around the 40-45 mph mark and there is an old saying in racing circles that if a horse is working well on the gallops "Its catching pigeons " 50 mph would be a good maximum speed for a woody with no wind advantage in level flight. FM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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