Odd Colour

[eastcoast 4,251]

I spotted this at the back of house today. From a distance thought it was a collard dove but too big and obviously no collar, then thought woodie but obviously not. There are a lot of both species around. Is it just a feral or, and this is what interested me, possibly some kind of hybrid? The size of a feral, smaller and more lightly built than a woodie.

[Tel1 27]

young woody thats not moulted out yet 

[jok 3,388]

Getting a lot of these young woodies on my bird table. Jok.

[eastcoast 4,251]

It was the all black eye that confused me as much as the plumage. Must have seen hundreds before and never noticed it. 

[Chico11 5]

Looks like it's just a young woodie based on the description and the eye detail.

[eastcoast 4,251]

13 hours ago, Chico11 said:

Looks like it's just a young woodie based on the description and the eye detail.

I thought I'd discovered a new hybrid wild species  Jesus, probably shot many in the past and put them in the ferret food/dumped feral pile. Not really shooting these days but taking more interest in the birds that I see when just walking the dog. The feathered variety. 

[Gilbey 1,479]

Also stock doves and rock doves to spot on your travels

[mitre 38]

We once did semi adopt a lost racer pigeon used to sit on our shed have not seen it for a long while now I think a neighbour has made pigeon pie out him or her 

[eastcoast 4,251]

On 05/03/2025 at 11:28, mitre said:

We once did semi adopt a lost racer pigeon used to sit on our shed have not seen it for a long while now I think a neighbour has made pigeon pie out him or her 

 

Edited March 27 by eastcoast