Band Tailed Pigeon, (type of Dove)

: Band Tailed Pigeon, (type of Dove); Band Tailed Pigeon (type of Dove) on a wire high above our front patio shrubs. I held one of these onetime, that had been stunned after hitting our window. Lovely bird. this was taken from inside house, at open front window, arms propped on windowsill. Thought these are Protected in this province, but they are hunted in some parts of the USA, according to what I read online. At one time there was a flock of these each winter here, but since the acorn tree property has been built upon, there are fewer of these here. Just see 2 this winter. Very timid birds, due to having been hunted.; Created by: Alandrapal.; Tools Used: digital; Created on: 24 February 2006; Image Views: 145; Average Views per Day: 0.2; Image Number: 23025

Comments:

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Feb 26, 2006 at 12:40 PM said:

thankyou very much, Karen and Alex. we haven't seen them since, so guess it was lucky to get those pics that day.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Feb 26, 2006 at 12:38 PM said:

thanks again, Mary. He's actually sitting on a thick wire of some type, strung on poles beside the houses. Have heard pigeons have wonderful eyesight, and that they use them in rescue aircraft, for water rescues, training them to spot dinghies with survivors from plane crashes etc(from inside the rescue planes). The pigeons can spot the orange dinghies long before human eyes see them. This one was definitely watching me at the window.

Whittler from Maine on Feb 26, 2006 at 7:58 AM said:

WOW!! what a nice shot.

km from TX on Feb 26, 2006 at 7:21 AM said:

Gosh, that is very similar to our white-winged dove. Great shot.

Mary Slade from Kent on Feb 26, 2006 at 7:04 AM said:

Another beautitful clear picture. Again you capture the eye. Great to see blue background and just the branch. Still can't get over your camera- you'd think you were up the tree!

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Feb 25, 2006 at 10:49 PM said:

Hi Janice, yes, he was watching me at the window and would not fly down from there until I closed the windows and pulled the venetian blind back down : ) then he came down and walked around in the upper border and went and had one drink in the little stream.

sparkle1103 from Illinois on Feb 25, 2006 at 9:36 PM said:

Hello there birdie. Such an expression.

Shutterbug from Maine on Feb 25, 2006 at 5:54 PM said:

Gorgeous Bird!!!

Carol

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