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Common Wood Pigeon
Jonno52

Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)

Showing its "third eyelid" (nictitating membrane). Apparently dogs, and many species of wild animals, have these. Until recently I only knew of the membrane as an anatomical feature of birds.

Thank you for your comments on my pictures, stay safe and well, and good birding!

John
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Habitat
Parks, gardens, woods, and farmland (source: Opus). And quite abundant in towns and cities.
Location
London, UK
Date taken
3 April 2021
Scientific name
Columba palumbus
Equipment used
Canon EOS 7D Mk II, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/640th sec, f/6.3, ISO 800
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KC Foggin
Supporter
I’m learning something right now with this beautiful illustration John!
 
Kits
That’s a great shot, John. Very well timed and focused.
 
Stanley Jones
Supporter
Great pose taken in marvelous lighting. I love that head turn. Great focus, colors, feather detail, and background. Terrific John! TFS!
 
Digiscoper321
Great shot of this "sleeping"beauty,John,sometimes it can be quite hard to get a Dipper with open eyes,you come home with lots of membrane pictures.
 
Doc Duck
Aaawwww! The blushing bird! The pose emphasises that "blushing" breast beautifully ;)
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
Jonno52
Date added
View count
501
Comment count
11

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/640 second(s)
ISO
800
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Woodpigeon 443A4894 1200 standard BF.jpg
File size
174.6 KB
Date taken
Sat, 03 April 2021 2:21 PM
Dimensions
1200px x 750px

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