The Wood Pidgeon

Lez325 · Nov 26, 2021

Wood Pidgeon (Columba palumbus. A very common bird in the UK- a pest in fact as they decimate crops and are regularly shot

I love the subtle markings and pastel tones in this bird- so I shot him

with my Sony a7Riv and 600mm lens

Les

Jeff15 · Nov 26, 2021

I wish my local farmer would shoot a few more...... :madass:

K9Kirk · Nov 26, 2021

Nice shot and specimen, a very pretty one with the pastel coloring. I feel the same way bout them and their looks, every day I see a bunch of them in the same spot and I'm always fascinated with their different colors and markings, I put up a pic of the group awhile back, forget the title and date. I'm just going to have to 'get on my face' and get a few snaps of each one, individually. They may spook and 'white polka dot' me but that's the chance a photographer takes, right?

jeffashman · Nov 26, 2021

Nice shot! We have pigeons here, but they seem to stay out of the neighborhood. I can walk about 50 yards from the house and find them, but they never, ever show up at the bird feeder. BTW, you dropped this "s"... here ya go...

Lez325 · Nov 27, 2021

K9Kirk said:
Nice shot and specimen, a very pretty one with the pastel coloring. I feel the same way bout them and their looks, every day I see a bunch of them in the same spot and I'm always fascinated with their different colors and markings, I put up a pic of the group awhile back, forget the title and date. I'm just going to have to 'get on my face' and get a few snaps of each one, individually. They may spook and 'white polka dot' me but that's the chance a photographer takes, right?

Thank you Kirk- I always seem to find myself on my face- I really must stop drinking

jeffashman said:
Nice shot! We have pigeons here, but they seem to stay out of the neighborhood. I can walk about 50 yards from the house and find them, but they never, ever show up at the bird feeder. BTW, you dropped this "s"... here ya go...

Thank you Jeff- not sure what you mean about a dropped S though buddy ? Maybe I type too fast and my brain can't keep up

Les