Wood pigeons moving to the city's

[Worzel-gummidge]

Now I've worked in London for years and the only pigeons I have seen there are the dirty ferals, however I was sitting near St Pauls yesterday and noticed 12 woodies just in the small square I was sitting in having some lunch.

These woodies were extremely fat, almost 3 x the size of the ferals, obviously all the free lunches from the tourists.

 

As this one in the picture was within touching distance I did have the urge to grab it and give it what for and stick it in my bag for the flapper, but I resisted, too many kids about.

 

I now know why there are a lack of them on my permissions, they are moving to the city's!

[Fisherman Mike]

Now I've worked in London for years and the only pigeons I have seen there are the dirty ferals, however I was sitting near St Pauls yesterday and noticed 12 woodies just in the small square I was sitting in having some lunch.

These woodies were extremely fat, almost 3 x the size of the ferals, obviously all the free lunches from the tourists.

 

As this one in the picture was within touching distance I did have the urge to grab it and give it what for and stick it in my bag for the flapper, but I resisted, too many kids about.

 

I now know why there are a lack of them on my permissions, they are moving to the city's!

Yes they truly are a cosmopolitan bird these days.

 

Interesting that when the Readers Digest book of British Birds was first published in 1969 they were categorised as Birds of Farmland.... they would possibly be re- categorised as Parks and Gardens these days

[goober]

Seeing as it has a travel case,this bird is clearly a migrating pigeon!

[motty]

This follows on from another thread. I don't think pigeons have 'moved' as such. I think they are opportunists and as such will take advantage of any easy meal. The population of pigeons has probably grown in towns and cities, but this isn't a bad thing. If the population in urban areas get too big (not being shot in town), they will start to spill out to the countryside, meaning bigger bags could result in time.

That all being said, I still think that resident townie pigeons regularly venture onto the farms, anyway, especially at harvest.

[yickdaz]

This follows on from another thread. I don't think pigeons have 'moved' as such. I think they are opportunists and as such will take advantage of any easy meal. The population of pigeons has probably grown in towns and cities, but this isn't a bad thing. If the population in urban areas get too big (not being shot in town), they will start to spill out to the countryside, meaning bigger bags could result in time.

That all being said, I still think that resident townie pigeons regularly venture onto the farms, anyway, especially at harvest.

I have shot on and still shoot on quite a few farms with fields bordering council estates and towns and quite a lot of the birds that come to the field or fields come straight from the direction of the estates and towns

Edited April 25, 2014 by yickdaz

[Penelope]

Used to have a pair nest on one of the cable trays supplying power to chiller units on the roof of a Square Mile office building. They got left, the feral nests got turned out.

[evo]

plenty of woodies around our town, there nearly out numbering the ferals, I think I,ll start racing them next year :lol:

 

atb Evo