Watch the birdie..

[Ogmios]

this is like the Derek Mooney show except he was watching tits !

hey,
dont go slaggin the Derek Mooney Show!

 

[Corkonian]

It is odd even here, we are in Northern hemisphere, although it is only the year 1428h.

I saw you're in Riyadh alright - some birds often have a late second batch here as well but with the weather etc we've had

 

[Decster]

Derek Mooney?.....girls?........ dont think so......

Speaking from personal experience are you?????

 

[(RIP) Bin Ridin]

Only thing Ican think is that it has become sliiiightlyyyy cooler here, sub-30 in the morning so the poor hoor must think it is layin' time.

Only 1 egg, Flash, have to share!

To the gent who said it is a Dove, not a Pigeon, how do you tell one from t'other?

Bin

 

[bill2rhino]

Lucky man pigeon stew for dinner and fresh eggs for breaky!!!!

 

[vireo]

To the gent who said it is a Dove, not a Pigeon, how do you tell one from t'other?

Bin

Hmmm,
This got me thinking, and I've gone to d'internet for an answer....and there's no easy answer, and really no features that can be used to separate them other than those based on their ecology and diet. However, there is no true scientific technical difference between 'pigeons' and 'doves'. Generally, the smaller pigeons often get called 'doves', but this is fairly inconsistent. What we see in towns and squares are called 'pigeons' but are decendents of Rock Dove's........

That said, the smaller longer-tailed species generally have the name "Dove" and plumper, and drabber species, "Pigeon". Like a lot of things, its a case of getting to know the proper name for each one, rather than trying to find a simple 'key' to identifying each one.

There are those pigeons that feed on seeds, and those that feed on fruit. Those species that feed on seeds tend to live in more open, drier country, and these include some of the better known and more commonly seen pigeons. However, tropical rainforest has many of the second type. These fruit eaters tend to that live in these wetter forests, are lesser known, but more diverse. They tend to live high in the canopy, are often colourful, and difficult to spot.

Confused.........................I'm not surprised!

 

[(RIP) Bin Ridin]

The poor hoor is still on the nest, no stir yet.

 

[(RIP) Bin Ridin]

"Herself" still hard at it on the windowsill, she copped on I was there pretty quick so I could only get one photo.

This is what I found in Wiki:

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.

Interesting!

 

[(RIP) Bin Ridin]

Houston, we have a problem....

2 eggs, no bird for past two days.
Is it all over?