Collared Dove being childish? (1 Viewer)

SimonC

Still listing - I'll capsize one day

• Jan 14, 2004

• #1

It's just started snowing here (about 1/2 hr ago) & I've just been watching a collared dove outside work flying up from it's usual perch on top of a lamp-post, and doing an impression of a flycatcher with the snowflakes then go back to it's perch!
It did this 6 or 7 times whilst I was watching, was it just 4rsing about? :bounce:

 

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

Supporter

• Jan 14, 2004

• #2

I guess how we interpret this is entirely up to us. That said I quite like to think that you're right. If I had wings I'd do the same myself.

 

SimonC

Still listing - I'll capsize one day

• Jan 14, 2004

• #3

There didn't seem to be any reason for it's behaviour. It wasn't particularly windy, so it wasn't that it was trying to take off into the wind and failing!
It was similar to a display flight, just very short, flappy & slow and going back to it's original position. I wish I'd had my digicam with me to get a short .mpeg of it 'cos it was weird

Oh well, I'll put it down to "High spirits" & leave it at that (it's better than some dry 'n' dusty scientific explanation anyway )

Cheers

 

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

Supporter

• Jan 14, 2004

• #4

A perfectly good explanation and probably as 'scientific' as any.

 

pduxon

Quacked up Member

• Jan 14, 2004

• #5

SimonC said:

It's just started snowing here (about 1/2 hr ago)

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Is this proper snow? or is it south East England a few flakes snow?

 

SimonC

Still listing - I'll capsize one day

• Jan 14, 2004

• #6

pduxon said:

Is this proper snow? or is it south East England a few flakes snow?

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It lasted about 1.5 hrs & dumped a cm or 2 on the cars but the roads were too wet for any major headaches. There's always tonight though!

 

deboo

.............

• Jan 14, 2004

• #7

Well that's the M11 shut for another day then!!!!

Dave.

 

pduxon

Quacked up Member

• Jan 14, 2004

• #8

deboo said:

Well that's the M11 shut for another day then!!!!

Dave.

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no snow here yet........

luckily I managed to get home that day!