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Wood-Pigeon Lady
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Copyright: Tadeusz Sikorski (cysorz)
![Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 25 W: 3 N: 42]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/s-n-s.gif) (328) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2008-05-29 |
| Categories: Birds |
| Exposure: f/3.2, 1/80 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-05-30 9:39 |
| Viewed: 224 |
| Points: 1 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Polish] |
The Wood-Pigeon (Columba palumbus) or Culver is a member of the family Columbidae, doves and pigeons.
In the colder northern and eastern parts of its European and western Asiatic range the Wood Pigeon is a migrant, but in southern and western Europe it is a well distributed and often abundant resident.
The three Western European Columba pigeons, Wood Pigeon, Stock Pigeon, and Rock Pigeon, though superficially alike, have very distinctive characteristics; the Wood Pigeon may be identified at once by its larger size at 38–43 cm, and the white on its neck and wing. It is otherwise a basically grey bird, with a pinkish breast.
Juvenile birds do not have the white patches on either side of the neck. When they are about 6 months old (about 3 months out of the nest) they gain a small white patch on both sides of the neck, which gradually enlarge until they are fully formed when the bird is about 6–8 months old (approx. ages only). Juvenile birds also have a greyer beak and an overall lighter grey appearance than adult birds.
It breeds in trees in woods, parks and gardens, laying two white eggs in a simple stick nest which hatch after 17 to 19 days. Wood pigeons seem to have a preference for trees near roadways and rivers. The nests are vulnerable to attack, particularly by crows, the more so early in the year when the leaf cover is not fully formed. The young usually fly at 33 to 34 days; however if the nest is disturbed some young may be able to survive having left the nest as early as 20 days from hatching. |
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- somjit
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- [2008-05-30 13:31]
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Hi Tadeusz,
Nice shot of this dove. Exposure levels would have eliminated the background annoyance of this well composed photo. TFS.
