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  1. MTem

    Is this a Stock Dove?

    Don't hope for that too much. If it does get back home it will likely get its neck wrung. Pigeon racers are not sentimental and a bird that doesn't just fly straight home is useless as a racer, and as a future breeder - so just taking up space and eating feed. Mick
  2. MTem

    Is this a Stock Dove?

    Sorry no - looks like a (non) racing pigeon. .... and yes bright colours are used on wild birds as a means of identifying them from a distance. Normally 3 or 4, with 1 or 2 on each leg in different colour combination. If you see one you need to note the colours on each leg, and which is above...
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