The wood pigeons

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You will threaten me to the dove of our wood pigeon (Columba palumbus), with Your permission.
Since this bird is wild (but pretty), and is subject to hunting, she is extremely careful and completely trust the person. And fairly. So I have not yet managed to obtain images in the desired number, but what we have allows us to consider the fat pigeon is very good.

And to make this essay a little more informative mention of Columbiformes in General. Them in the world more than 300 types, they have assigned to them, even the extinct Dodo in a separate Family. However, the vast majority of pigeon inhabit the warmer continents of Australia and Africa, and Europe have not such a large number of types :
the common turtledove – medium-sized bird, the Northern border of the area which falls in the southern part of our country, therefore, in the Leningrad region will not meet them, and shots until I got
the collared dove – also a southern bird, the most common wild pigeon in particular in the Krasnodar region,

 

 

stock dove – the mysterious bird living in the forests and nesting in the hollows that I meet until ever,
rock pigeon (our usual city Caesar, who in his wild color bird quite spectacular and very similar to the absolutely wild stock dove and rock dove)

 

 

Yes, in fact, his Majesty the pigeon.

 

Only the last three can be found in our region, which will agree, is rather poor.
What can you tell about a wild, but worth the wood pigeon? First, this pigeon breeds and lives away from a man in the old high forests, from the southern boundary to the North, including the Scandinavian taiga.

 

Nest his primitive, consists of a few crossed sticks and twigs in the fork of a tree, and in the clutch he usually only 2 eggs. Secondly, this bird is a giant among our other doves, its wingspan of over 70 cm and a weight of old males in the fall after the internship can be up to 700 grams, which is twice the weight of a rock pigeon and three times more weight collared doves. Third, the dove – in our area are migratory, and in the South – sedentary. From outwardly different from other pigeons, and even in flight it is easily identified by the white mirrors on the wings and neck.

 

As I said above, this cautious bird and the person does not trust, so shooting it is not the easiest task, but overall doable. My pictures, of course, lacks a plot and artistry, but rather just stating the fact of the meeting and can be regarded unsociable bird closer to full vigor and health.

 

 

Behind the scenes from the life of wood pigeons have to hunt in the near future, because there is a severe shortage of this component. Whereupon bow, hang in there, happiness and health.

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