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"On The Waterfront"
Chewbaxter

"On The Waterfront" (Columba livia)

I decided to take a Feral Pigeon Shot that WASN'T on a concrete path or a fencepost... yes, occasionally they DO allow you to get a decent photo in a more 'natural' setting... this one kindly obliged.

Mind you, the water feature is artificial... maybe I shouldn't have said that - spoiled the illusion now eh?

Neil.
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Habitat
Near a pond!
Location
Martin Mere, NW England
Date taken
8th September, 2008
Scientific name
Columba livia
Equipment used
Fuji Finepix S8000 fd
AlanR
A super shot of a much under-rated bird.
I don't like seeing these called feral. They may have naturalized dozens of generations ago.
Alan
 
Chewbaxter
Alan:

A super shot of a much under-rated bird.
I don't like seeing these called feral. They may have naturalized dozens of generations ago.
Alan

I agree... to me they're still a variation of a 'Rock Dove' - I just titled that in order to 'categorise'... otherwise I reckon we could have 'feral ducks' (Mallard) and probably a hell of a lot of other birds. I just love the numerous variations in colour... in fact - have a look here:

http://www.runboard.com/bbirdwatching.f4.t160
:t:

Neil.
 

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