I couldn't believe my eyes today when I saw this very large wood pigeon balancing on one of my bird feeders I wonder if he has forgotten he is supposed to be a ground feeder
oh my word! that seed was just too good not to try for, he is lucky the hanger did not break. Great picture thank you for showing us.
Maybe he was hoping to spill enough on the ground so he could have his share. He is really a big bird. Pretty, too. dooley
We had four of these big birds in the garden today. I love watching them waddling around hoping for fallen seeds from the feeders. I've never seen one get quite so near as yours did though!! :-D
We've also had the collared doves doing acrobatics on the bird feeders. I was quite pleased with the photo as I zoomed in through the window.
My goodness! Well, I've never seen anything like that. That big thing looks so funny sitting on your feeder--why, he's bigger than the feeder is . Anyway, thanks for that entertaining foto. Just amazing.
He is definitely a real pigeon We have feral pigeons which are a very boring pale grey in colour and not so big and then we have the large more brightly coloured Wood Pigeon. I can understand Sherry being confused if you don't get the Wood Pigeons in your part of the world
I had to smile over Sherry and kuntrygal as I was thinking the same until I read the post I saw it was very real.Birds will do most anything for food.Thanks for the post as I have never seen a wood Pigeon before.
Good pic GG. I have the same problem with the Woodpigeons. I feed the birds all year and the pesky Woodies are in there before the small birds get the chance. These birds are a pest in the UK. Because they eat the newly sown seeds in gardens and fields. What bird in the States are a pest to farmers? Well captured.
