wood pigeon

Still one of my favourite birds.

Thought this guy was a cut above the usual specimens we get, looks very slick and healthy, must be all that food of mine he's eaten.

Poor thing got caught in an absolute downpour.

These could be the last two shots with my trusty old camera. (But I'm keeping it for a bit.)

Well, the only way I've stopped myself uploading another Jay, was to upload this Woody from months ago.|=)| Through the window as usual.

One of my favourites. It's been a bad summer for bird pictures and I have no more in the queue after this! Not sure when or where the next one will come from.

Caught in action doing a bit of preening.

One of our most attractive common birds.

This bird had been sitting out in the open during a heavy rain shower and looked as though it needed drying off.

Well I had a choice of uploading one of the following from yesterday: Little Egret - Reed Warbler - Wren - Greenfinch - Cormorant - Kestrel - Grey Heron - Shelduck chicks - Cygnet. So I picked this Wood Pigeon instead.|=)| They don't get uploaded to the gallery often, and I caught this one in a...

Just a snap taken in the Garden - looks like he is taking a nap but is just preening.

And here's an adult in all its glory, with its head out of the water!

I think Wood Pigeons quite like water. I managed to catch this one with its head under water!

Three Wood Pigeon shots today. First, a young one from my back garden. I take full responsibilty for the turquoise flower pot!

I don't know why it flapped its wings while walking around. Pure luck to catch a slightly unusual view.

I've seen an occasional juvenile at Slimbridge but this is the first time I have noticed one at home. It's been around for some days, usually with parents. Note the lack of white neck.

Wood Pigeons are very active in the garden at the moment, with elaborate courtship displays. This consists of bowing in the lead up to mating although in one case I was rather confused when it ended in a nasty fight!

I love Wood Pigeons.

..PIGEON.. :) every morning without fail he appears to have his fill.. and as each day go's by he is becoming tamer and letting me get closer.. i think this is my best effort to date.. wes

I was photographing a peregrine in Rochdale when this bird was fighting with another behind me. Unfortunaytely I missed the action....too slow to pull the lens around. The light was great so I took a couple of shots of this handsome bird.

This is one of a few pictures I just took of a Wood Pigeon. Usually I would have adjusted the exposure, or changed my position, but this time I didn't. Yes, I was brave, I experimented.|=)| Anyway, I think it works, and is a bit different. Through the window as usual.

just a common wood pigeon coming down for his morning fill.. please comment good or bad as i need all the advice i can get as im new to photography. regards wes :)