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I'm not a duck
delia todd

I'm not a duck (Columba palumbus)

The morning started wet.... and got wetter.

This pigeon wished he was a duck I think as he looks most disgruntled.

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Habitat
Rural town garden
Location
Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
Date taken
25 August 2020
Scientific name
Columba palumbus
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900 Birdwatching mode
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Jonno52
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He (or she!) does look a tad fed up. On the other hand, pigeons do seem to preen a fair amount, partly with a view to avoid getting wet, and it works quite well (as evidenced by the raindrops sitting on this bird's teflonoid mantle). Anyway this is a fine shot Delia, sharp and well exposed.

(BTW I inadvertently closed the tab for this page halfway through typing this comment, but going to my history and coming back to it, my draft comment was still there and intact. That would never have happened before the revamp, so well done Ollie and all concerned).
 
delia todd
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Jonno52 said:
He (or she!) does look a tad fed up. On the other hand, pigeons do seem to preen a fair amount, partly with a view to avoid getting wet, and it works quite well (as evidenced by the raindrops sitting on this bird's teflonoid mantle). Anyway this is a fine shot Delia, sharp and well exposed.

(BTW I inadvertently closed the tab for this page halfway through typing this comment, but going to my history and coming back to it, my draft comment was still there and intact. That would never have happened before the revamp, so well done Ollie and all concerned).
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Thanks John... and I'm glad that new feature worked for you... I've not really tried it out yet... except this afternoon I'd started a reply, but then had to look at something in another browser. While there I had a quick look at BF and there was my half-written post showing there too!! I really, really, didn't expect that LOL
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
delia todd
Date added
View count
861
Comment count
17

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/5
Focal length
53.5 mm
Exposure time
1/200 second(s)
ISO
400
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
BF Wood Pigeon.jpg
File size
70.4 KB
Date taken
Tue, 25 August 2020 11:08 AM
Dimensions
900px x 588px

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