Theskyfox Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Hi all, Well basically I was in my garden this evening and saw this curious fellow land on my roof. Im used to seeing Woodpigeons and Magpies etc, but havent seen any birds quite like this one....at first I thought it was a feral pigeon, but it seems to colourful. Do you think it is a private racing pigeon or something? (I cannot see any ring?) Any information to satisfy my curiosity would be great! -Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky640 Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Hi all, Well basically I was in my garden this evening and saw this curious fellow land on my roof. Im used to seeing Woodpigeons and Magpies etc, but havent seen any birds quite like this one....at first I thought it was a feral pigeon, but it seems to colourful. Do you think it is a private racing pigeon or something? (I cannot see any ring?) Any information to satisfy my curiosity would be great! -Andrew looks like a ferral to me nowt strange about it just i little brighter that the normal ferral imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theskyfox Posted September 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Im used to seeing feral pigeons as dark and grey? Even in the RSPB handbook they are shown as "grey with a slight bit of white"...but this one is black and white lol..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 That's a feral pigeon. They come in all colours. We have white pigeons and one of those has obviously bred with a darker bird and produced the colour of bird you can see there. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Most Town Centres have ferals that look just like that. Although you can't see a ring, it might be worth ignoring it, to see if it does have a home to go to and is just resting on the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wolf Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Hi all, Well basically I was in my garden this evening and saw this curious fellow land on my roof. Im used to seeing Woodpigeons and Magpies etc, but havent seen any birds quite like this one....at first I thought it was a feral pigeon, but it seems to colourful. Do you think it is a private racing pigeon or something? (I cannot see any ring?) Any information to satisfy my curiosity would be great! -Andrew looks like a ferral to me nowt strange about it just i little brighter that the normal ferral imo Oh oh I can finally post something about birds. I am basically a rabbit hunter with air rifle and do a few pheasants with shotty but never really bothered with birds and air rifles. Now here as I see it a rare but often occurrence. now before I tell this story I must advise I am no bird expert what I am about to pass on is what was said to me by an old guy who grows my garlic for me. He is a dude abut 110 years of age well he looks it. He is a strange old guy who keeps an allotment near my house, he also has a pigeon and dove loft. I have seen these birds at his place; he explained to me that this is a mating between a dove and a feral. I say it’s rare but often because it dose happen often but the feral gene is stronger than the dove so most offspring appear feral in appearance. Any how as I say it came from a strange old guy (don’t shoot the messenger) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancs Lad Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Deffo ferral........ Ive even had brown and white ones...... Had a nice conditioned feral on the bird table the other day........Gun out of bedroom window............noticed it had a ring on...... Went out into the garden and it didnt move..........went over to table,, same thing.....just sat there... Ended up picking it up and putting it in a box.......... Theres a bloke that keeps them down the road, it wasnt one of his, but I left it with him..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ratcatcher Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Its a feral pigeon, i have shot a few like that, as fm says, they come in all diffrent colours, heres a pic of one i shot before .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Its a feral pigeon, i have shot a few like that, as fm says, they come in all diffrent colours, heres a pic of one i shot before .... Nice gun nice bird but nothing like our mystery guest. Observe the head and beak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 I think that's an old wives tale. We have bright white pigeons, and that bird in the photo is just a bird those parents were white and black. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 I think that's an old wives tale. We have bright white pigeons, and that bird in the photo is just a bird those parents were white and black. FM Old dudes tale with the breading ground! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeboy Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 If it aint got a ring on its leg its a feral ! Could well be some sort of dove hybrid but its still feral. As the others have said they really do come in every colour from pure white to multi colour. Some of the ferals I've shot have been lovely looking birds. Leeboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Collared dove Don`t think the skull is the same do you??Never mind the beak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipper Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 It will probably taste the same to a ferret tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferretboy111 Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Id say a white dove and feral/woodpigeon cross, seen the exact same thing on 'River cottage' when he was shooting the doves to cull them. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted October 4, 2006 Report Share Posted October 4, 2006 Hi lads only just seen this post, these are tumbler pigeons. As with all pigeons these chaps breed like fury, but watch out that these aren't someone's birds that you are shooting. Given their tameness (recent post says they were landing whilst you were in the garden) have my concerns that even if they're not ringed they may be youngsters. Not sure what the legal aspect is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varget Posted October 4, 2006 Report Share Posted October 4, 2006 its 110% feral its coloring is whats known in the homing world as a grizzle the're many variations of grizzle birds pigeons name feral/homing blue bar light chequer dark chequer red chequer mealy grizzle and if they have white flight feathers aswell then pied is simply added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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