Things you need to know about WOOD PIGEONS!
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- Wood pigeons are the largest and heaviest member of the pigeon family in the UK with some birds weighing more than 600 grams. They are found across the country, on farmland, in woodlands and are becoming ever more common around towns and cities.
Adult birds are slate grey with several distinctive markings. They have yellow and white beaks with a blue and white patch on either side of their necks. They also have a faded pink chest, a white bar on each of their wings and a black band around the base of their tails. Until they are around 16 weeks old, young birds lack the neck markings and have a duller beak.
Wood pigeons breed all year round and make a nest that is a small platform of twigs. These are usually in the crowns of trees but can also be on ledges of buildings and sometimes even on the ground. Each female will only lay 2 eggs at a time. These are white and around 4 cm long and 3cm wide. The eggs take 17 days to hatch and when they do the chick, which are known as squabs will be fed a special milk like liquid by the parents. The parents create this in a small pouch in their throats known as a crop and as such it is known as crop milk. As the squabs grow the crop milk is gradually replaced by whole seeds, nuts and vegetation and after 30 to 34 days they are ready to leave the nest. Once they do leave they are still fed by their parents for a few more weeks before they become fully independent.
Wood pigeons are almost completely vegetarian and are often seen as a pests by farmers as they feed heavily on beans, wheat and corn. Each pigeon can peck more than 70 times a minute and fill their crops each day with food to digest over night. These crops can extend to be massive and can hold more than 200 beans, or up to 1000 grains of wheat.
They are also one of the only species of birds that can drink with their heads held down. Most birds have to lift their heads in order to swallow but wood pigeons can make a suction.
There are currently more than 5.4million pairs of wood pigeons in the UK and their numbers seem to be rising. The birds that are here do not migrate and rarely travel far from where they hatched but in northern Europe this is not the case. Each winter the birds that are there migrate south to spend the winter around the Mediterranean before heading back north for the spring. Although they are capable of these massive migrations they do not have the same inbuilt homing instinct of feral pigeons.
The normal life expectancy for a wood pigeon is around 4 years but one wild bird that was ringed as an adult, was then found dead 16 years later. Its completely possible that this birds was 1 or more years old when it was ringed but for now, we can say that wood pigeons do have the ability to live to at least 16 years and 16 weeks of age.
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Whilst walking my dogs on an airfield I found a young pigeon alone and far from any cover. I took it home fed it and built a temporary enclosure so it could recover. After a few weeks it became obvious that it had a problem and it's flight feathers never grew. I had him for the next 21 years, first living outside in his enclosure but as he aged, he lived indoors. He loved our company and would welcome us and respond to us when we called his name by doing a typical pigeon coo and bowing motion. He had a good life despite his disability and everyone who knew us, knew him too.
There are 2 wood pidgeons that have been coming to my garden and sitting on the fence for over 20 years I'm 33 years old and they have been there my whole life as far back as I can remember, one day one of them them turned up by itself and looked really sad and wasn't acting how it normally would(there was a big storm so I'm guessing it got seperated somehow because of it), it sit on my fence and on the roof opposite for 4 days waiting and then the partner appeared I literally saw the partner arrive and they both kind of cuddled each other and rubbing beaks and making their hooting noise. They always work as a pair to eat the food I leave out for other birds, they will first sit on opposite roofs and scan the area for cats for about 10 mins (there's alot of cats in my estate) then they fly down to my fence, and one will stay on the fence looking around while the other knocks down the seeds out of the feeder(they are too big to land on it to eat) then goes up to the fence to look out while the other eats the dropped seeds and they take turns doing this, they come everyday at literally exactly the same time for 20+years they are really old now you see the age on their faces, beaks and legs/feet like two little OAPs lol.......
I just recently discovered a pair in my garden doing the exact same things! It's absolutely wonderful to watch them, theyre so cute. 20 years though?! Amazing. I hope to see them for the same length of time xx
I would of shot them
yeaaahhh... definitely not the same pigeons every year
A lovely couple has also been visiting my garden for the past 6-7 years now. Sadly the crows disturb them time to time.
Wild pigeons are unlikely to live more than 5 years.
One thing worth adding is they have an incredible propensity to become very tame with us humans, if fed they will return regularly and even demand feeding daily, and quickly become very tame to the point of eating out of an open hand. These beautiful and gentle creatures are a joy to get to know individually in your own garden.
Spot on Rob and they are more interesting than most human beings I've had dealings with
I feed two regularly they sit on a lamp post i have become used to me feeding them i live on the second floor of a block of flats i often chase cats off as they plot up on them not on watch though
I have a few woodpigeons visiting my garden. I'm sure they are all related. They will sit on my patio table eating their peanuts only inches away from me. One even wandered into my livingroom one day. When I had a dog he and Woody (the house visitor) mouched about the garden together neither bothered about the other.
proof: th-cam.com/video/_0oTiRuSrxQ/w-d-xo.html
I actually have a 16 year old wood pigeon! He was found injured in the middle of a busy road at night, in the rain, missing a foot with an injury to a wing. He's been a pet ever since (seeing as he can't fly). I have no idea how old he was when I picked him up, but he wasn't that young (no down for sure).
We rescued a woodie squab. He'd been chucked out of the nest by mags. He became very tame and lived with us for several years. We named him Percy. He eventually went feral after 3 or 4 years and we saw less of him. He hooked up with a hen and they nested for several spring and summers in a Willow in our paddock. He must have been around for 8 or so years. He could distinguish between individual humans and was a smart little guy. Unfortunately, I think a badger got him, I found some remains near the Sett. Like me now, old and slow!
Thanks and blessings.
I have a wood pigeon who visits my garden every day. I call him Norman. This evening there were 2 more with him. He and one other were establishing the pecking order at the food table! A sort of Pigeon hierarchy. Turns out my Norman is quite submissive as he allowed the other one to get first pickings. I told him not to worry as would put out extra for him once the other bossy one had gone lol. 😂❤ I love my Normondo
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They are connected to the spirit world they communication with the other side of life
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They are honest to each other.
They never betrayal.
Pigeons makings family forever.
One thing you omitted was a red ring around the beak close to the head. They are also easy to tame as I had one that became a ‘besty’ who would fly to hand daily and we would hang out together. Sadly, last year he died after seven years of him coming every day without fail. Never underestimate the power of sunflower seeds!! ;))
I also believe it is almost impossible to sex, although behaviour is a give away when it comes to courting! They are far more intelligent than we give them credit for, and they have a very soft ‘coo’ alarm call that is barely audible. I would have him on my hand and he would spy a distant buzzard or kids helium party balloon from miles away, stand to attention and quietly and persistently coo until they disappeared. I have quite a few vids, including the alarm call that are on my facebook feed, unfortunately not categorised so are a pain to find. Lovely birds and great you have given them a space here! Thank you! ;))
Nice! ❤
You really need to get a job or even a hobby 😢
@@AA-69 and yet you watched the video 🤔 obviously your just another
Walking mouth I'll await your upload
Eagerly 😴
@@AA-69you really need to keep your opinions to yourself. What was the point of that comment?.
Same Kevin, one follows us round the garden like a dog and enjoys shelled peanut halves as well as sunflower seads.
this is funny - a wood pigeon walked over today, hopped up on my shoe, and just sat on it
Are you still sat there now?
I was actually standing up when it walked over and hopped up. I thought it was funny and and stood still to snap a photo.
@@Conormcnproductions those things are worth 250 dollars each
Thats not a wood pigeon
@@ayaanali3949 why
I'm so glad I found your channel. I love my wood pigeons, they bring me so much peace.
Welcome to the channel!
There are 2 wood pidgeons that have been coming to my garden and sitting on the fence for over 20 years I'm 33 years old and they have been there my whole life, one day one of them them turned up by itself and looked really sad and wasn't acting how it normally would(there was a big storm so I'm guessing it got seperated somehow because of it), it sit on my fence and on the roof opposite for 4 days waiting (it was heartbreaking seeing it's body language and how sad it looked it wouldn't eat or do anything it was just sitting there looking around in all directions then hanging it's head then falling asleep and repeating)and then the partner appeared I literally saw the partner arrive and they both kind of cuddled each other and rubbing beaks and making their hooting noise. They always work as a pair to eat the food I leave out for other birds, they will first sit on opposite roofs and scan the area for cats for about 10 mins (there's alot of cats in my estate) then they fly down to my fence, and one will stay on the fence looking around while the other knocks down the seeds out of the feeder(they are too big to land on it to eat) then goes up to the fence to look out while the other eats the dropped seeds and they take turns doing this, they come everyday at literally exactly the same time for 20+years ........
@@AShotOfWildlife thank you can you please tell us in cities what they eat? I end up feeding them as they seem soo hungry but always have problems with neighbours. If I know they are not that hungry I won't be worrying and keep feeding them.
Also what about feral pigeons..these poor birds rely on humans right?
I feed around thousand of them but I'm soo tired I want to stop but my consciesness does not allow me 😢
Do you sell hatching eggs?
@@staraligned they'll always find food in cities. From my own observations, the eat berries, cherries, seeds etc. Sometimes I see them nibbling at blades of grass on my lawn. There is no need to feed them, they always manage to find something to eat- the exception being during very cold weather.
Love them...I've got a semi tame woodpigeon (Mr Woodrow) who likes to venture into the house and wander around
Mr Woodrow, great name!
There is one around here that has a lot of white feathers and is quite tame. There’s an old people’s home over the road and I think they must feed him.
Is he toilet - trained?
Cute aren't they especially when ruining a crop of wheat or peas, oil seed rape etc.
@@donaldellis3609 what's your problem
@@leew11k you obviously do not have a pigeon problem
I love pigeons too, wood pigeons, roxk doves. A former girlfriend loved them, taught me about them. I miss her everyday. Everyday I put several bowls of clean water out & seeds in a feeder. I love to watch the eat & drink & bathe with the numerous sparrows
I rescued a fledgling at around 3 or 4 weeks old and I put a pink rung on her leg and released her af 7 weeks. I found her again and rescued her again 14 years later in an allyway and he had a broken wing. Sadly it couldn't be fixed and so she went to live in a rescue in an outdoor aviary with other disabled pigeons and she lived another 3 years after that and sadly died from complications from an eye infection. So she was 17 years and roughly 7 months when she died.
WoW! What a story 💚
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We had wood pigeons nesting in a syringa (lilac) tree in the garden a couple of years ago. I could see the squabs in their nest from my kitchen window. It was a lovely sight. I live just outside Manchester in the UK.
same and i live in the outside of manc too
For years a Wood pigeon came to the same part of my garden, at the same time every evening in the summer. It ate a bowl of peanuts and drank from it's bowl of water, a nightly ritual.
Hi from Finland and thanks for this video. My garden wood pigeons migrate around the end of September and return during the last weeks of March. Woodies are my favourite birds and although they seem to be a bit clumsy they are actually very clever. I'm glad my neighbours don't mind me feeding a whole flock of wood pigeons :D
They’re my favourite too! Love from 🏴
Yeah how about that? Half the video describes what we can clearly see. Didn't you know a picture is worth a thousands words?
That’s lovely!
I have two pigeons that come to my garden everyday. The sit on the fence cuddling and cooing for hours. I just love pigeons. Thanks for the great, very interesting, video. ❤️🇬🇧
I have two that come to my garden that like to sit on the fence and chat away. I put food out for them. They’re called Gertrude and Bertie 😊 there’s also Doris and Norris but they go to my neighbours garden
I used to feed them too, until I saw a 🐀 in the garden 🥴😢
For me, wood pigeons are comedic. They have this very cautious curiosity. Where the feral pigeons will swarm to fees, you'll find a hesitant wood pigeon or two on the periphery. They cock their heads and assess the safety before landing to feed and alight as soon as they're spooked. But keep feeding them regularly and sit still and they get more accustomed to people. They'll never land on you like the feral descendants of homing pigeons, but they'll learn that it's safe to feed with you around. They also fight and have some kind of pecking order too. The feral pigeon will feed in groups but the wood pigeon is much more territorial often having hilariously clumsy fights with one another.
I used to hate wood pigeons, when I was a kid they'd wake me up with their "woo hoo ho ho ho" nonsense. But as an adult, they visit our garden and shown it safe for the smaller birds. They are great.
Hi! We have woodpigeons too. Individually, very thoughtful and lovable although they are the most pugnacious of birds in the garden, going through periods of attacking one another relentlessly and bullying all the other birds, squirrels and anything in their sights! Beautiful yet bad tempered. I treasure their quiet moments of contemplation. Their signature call has caused us to call them 'Booboo birds ' as it sounds exactly as if they're saying 'My name is Booboo!' Their pugilative actions also earnt them the epithets of Tweedledee and Tweedledum!
I love these birds. Thanks for the info. 🐦❤
their cooing is the sound of my childhood. they can be heard everywhere in my town.
Oh thanking YOU so much for this video. I have always loved these pigeons - never seen them before in any other country. Just today, as I was going to feed a wood pigeon, a baby squirrel turned up. So, I left the peanuts on the floor for the pigeon. When I turned around, I wondered how it is that all the nuts were no longer there. Now, that you have explained, I understand better.
We have a single female who more or less lives in our small garden. This is her 6th year. She was courted 4 yrs ago and attempted to build a nestin the tree at bottom of garden, it was a disaster, as was the relationship lol. The single boys come calling every year, she accepts them sitting with her, even allows them to eat with her, but the moment they start bowing and cooing she sets them straight and off they go. I feel so sorry for her, especially in winter. She is very healthy, well fed all year, and gets an extra feed just before dusk all to herself as she's always last to leave at night.
Wood pigeons are so lovely! They've got pretty colours, they make nice sounds, I like the way they walk with their little pink feet and they're funny! I love watching them in the autumn because they'll stomp around the garden eating acorns- they just swallow them whole and sometimes almost choke themselves haha
My next door neighbour shoots them, I have had 6 dead or dying ones in my garden! I have one in the garden now with an injured wing, so I am feeding it till it hopefully gets better.
@@sandragriffiths9692 what a horrible person why would he do this
@@V0RT3X He doesn't like them to ruin his garden (his perception)
My Widgy (I have named him now😊) is still surviving. His wing will probably never get better now sadly. I am worried about what will happen when winter comes😔😕and if he will survive the cold. His friends come to visit occasionally, but his enemies the Magpies and Crows try to steal the food that I leave out for him 😣 He waits in front of the kitchen window for his breakfast every day🤗 wish me luck🍀
@@sandragriffiths9692 good luck i hope he gets better 🙏
@@V0RT3X Thankyou 🤗
They breed in my garden every year in a hanging basket i fixed into a tree ,I did so because the twig nest kept falling. They add fresh twigs into the basket. There are two chicks wandering my garden right now. They fell out in strong winds. They hide and roost in various places around the garden which is fenced in, coming out to be fed by both committed parents when they fly in. Just stand back and watch, I hope they survive to fly, as long as they don't get predated and the parents keep coming, they should do.
Wood Pigeons are lovely. I see them mixing more and more with Street Pigeons. Love to all Pigeons
They are a cheeky bird. A regular visitor sets on a neighbours roof. It gives me intense side ways looks as I fill the bird feeders. I then retreat to the shed door and beckon it with hand movements to come. After a few more side ways glances he/ she swoops down to feed on the grains that spilled from the feeder on to the lawn. A beautiful and interesting Pigeon.
I love wood pigeons. They always look so laid back and harmless. I love to watch them bath in my bird bath made out of a large mixing tray..
They're incredibly laid back.. play them some jazz.... they love it..
I love all birds and wood pigeons are no exception. I have about 5 of them nesting in my garden. they don't bother the little birds at all. I love to hear them.
I've had the same wood pigeons in the trees in my garden who've bred there for over ten years and still bringing up young some of who are living near by.
The day I arrived in the UK from North America, I was greeted by wood pigeons in a sqare in Oxford. Giant pigeons with giant pigeon voices! Now I enjoy hearing them in the background in videos from the UK.
Our wood pigeons are starting to train us.
If we've not popped out with a portion of seed by 6am, they walk heavily across our house roof.
If we've not popped out with a portion of seed by 7am, they stand on the fence in a queue.
If we've not popped out with a portion of seed by 8am, they start to kamikaze against our windows, patio doors etc until we wake up and pop out with some seeds.
The wood pigeons have by now even trained us to put out some dog food kibble soaked in water to keep the jackdaws happy.
I love wood pigeons 💗 Beautiful video!
What wonderful birds...coooo! 😊
I have three in my garden.I buy monkey nuts and sort the smallest out.They feed in my garden three times a day. I absolutely love them.
My mum used to feed a wood pigeon she called Woody who had a misaligned beak. He came every day for a few months for seeds she threw on the soft grass. Maybe he was prey to a cat but he never had an empty stomach while he visited and was tamer than the other wood pigeons.
We have three...wouldy, couldy and shouldy....
THEY ARE SO ADORABLE. I love pigeons of all types 🥺💥💜
Do they have partners for life?
I have wood pigeons on our holy tree. They come around the house to the part of the garden where we feed squirrels and robins, and they always come to that place around 5 pm every day!
They sometimes fight on their tree and they're quite vicious as we find lots of feathers on the ground beneath that tree.
Wonder, what could they be fighting about?
Or maybe another pigeon tries to take over their tree?
I was going to thank you for not having background music, but it wasn't too bad. Although music is never a necessity, unless it's a music video😀
When we see the woods and birds, it's nice to enjoy that peace we would've found in these woods, watching these pigeons. Any music spoils this tranquil environment.
That's only my view.
Thank you so much for the information about the milk they make in their throats! I find it so surprising and I can't believe, I didn't know this.
You're amazing! Thanks again. 🦆( there was no pigeon available 😂)
I love the way they fly and clap their wings then glide and swoop. I love to heat them crooning.
Thank you, I didn't know a lot of that-especially about how much they can hold in their crops, and how they drink! We have a friendly one that comes to ask for suet pellets, they're lovely birds.
They are good for my mental health, feeding them and trying to tame one of them.
Tasty anawl , shoot & ate loads ...
@@markhomer5704 does that make you feel the big man, responding to people saying nice things about the birds, and how they have helped their mental health with how you can eat them? are you so lacking in empathy or social intelligence that your words seem like a good idea? i see comments like this all the time and i often wonder what provokes them. do you have a miserable life and want others to feel the same, or is it attention seeking? are you trying to be genuine, offering advice as you lack the ability to understand anything but your own perspective? i am genuinely interested in what provokes such responses.
@@dragonmaddie
Well, I like shooting them, and they are very tasty, that's it really, and if by chance I don't eat them, then I either give them to the ferrets or to the raptor center together with a few squirrels if there's any around. Nothing is wasted.
@@markhomer5704 then why not put that as your own comment? why respond to people who are obviously enjoying the living birds very much? there is space for everyone, i am interested in why you felt the need for that response in this thread particularly. it is more the psychology of these kinds of responses.
My favourite bird, love the cooing :) Feed them regularly where I live.
We have a pair nesting in a tree outside. I'd describe the nest as half-hearted. They are adorably dopey and cute.
On Sunday afternoon I've found a fledgling wooden pigeon. Now I feel terrible for losing a precious life of such a lovely animal. Lil Bibi went into shock and collapsed at 4.30 in the morning. I think I coursed him so much stress taking him from the forest, his little heart couldn't take it anymore. Please don't take fledgingshome if looks healthy, there are parents taking care of. I made a terrible mistake. Heart attack is no joke. Poor darling Bibi, fly high behind the rainbow bridge.
The pergola in our garden has been claimed by a pair of woodpigeons. They usually come to feed twice a day and then sit on the pergola or go waddling around the garden to find things to eat. They’ve even worked out how to use the pond fountain to have a bath and drink.
Wow, it sounds lovely x
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I love them especially the way they rise up in flight and then glide downwards. It's so beautiful 🙏🏼❤️
I have four that come for food every day. Two of them have been coming for at least eight years, and maybe longer. Whilst I can get very close to them, they would never take food out of my hand. Have to say that they don’t have much of a personality, but it’s still good to see them each day.
Pigeons are very special!
I live on the East coast of the U.K. around a quarter of a mile from the sea. We have an abundance of birds including the wood pigeon. We put out fresh food and water every day (well seeds) and of course fat balls, nuts, and fruits. It’s an absolute pleasure to watch them. Watching your channel has really helped us understand more.
Thank you.
Wood pigeons are awesome! So much fun to watch, they are full of character :)
Yes, they look clumsy an all but I think thats just their shape making them look that way.
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@@gingging35 Is A Funny name!
shouldn't take them for granted too much. There's a certain big clumsy grandness that the woodpigeon exudes.
@@AShotOfWildlife if you pluck a woodpigeon the birds body looks way smaller than the feather outside make it out to be.
I have 2 in a laurel tree in my back garden. Love seeing them graze my lawn.
My favourite birdsong. Brings back bygone memories.
Wood pigeons have and always will be my favourite bird and animal. I have a pet one that we raised from a squab because my parents ran a bird rescue, and he was unable to be released. He’s mine and he’s 3 now :D he sees me as his mate and I’ve never had a better pet. Pigeons are amazing companion animals and I would highly recommend them if you’re looking for a loving, easy and devoted pet ❤️
You can't keep pigeons by themselves. They are social birds and they get lonely. You cannot be around the bird as much as it's mate and if you look at it from it's point of view, it is making the best of a prison sentence. Underlining your assumptions, no pet is "easy", all of them require endless research to make them truly happy. And finally, most people do not have the correct environment to keep birds. Keeping birds indoors is potentially bad both for their health and yours because birds require very clean air (watch out for hypersensitive pneumonitis). There is an army of people who convince themselves they are doing a favour to wildlife when in fact they are making their lives hell just so they can have an "experience". If it was a squab it could have been released with others after fledging.This is why the RSPCA will prosecute people who make claims to be a rescue/ do DIY rather than take them to a wildlife vet. Some wildlife centres do put down disabled birds, you have to find the right one.
@@pigeonlove they legit mentioned their parents ran a bird rescue. not tryna be rude
@@pigeonlove
Bit harsh P-love? 😅
You really shouldn't be recommending people have wild birds as pets. Some numpty will trap them, if your parents are involved in rescue, they sure never taught you anything.
@@shonabeggs4640 i'm not recommending people just go pick one up for god's sake lmao i'm talking about bred pigeons, obviously that's not a good idea
They're also very territorial, which I didn't know till a pair moved in here a few years ago. Outside of their young after they fledge, they tolerate no other around here 😄
When i was younger i was swooped by one every day on my way to school.
I always feed the pigeons from an apt i lived in on Mission street SF from a kitchen window. I cooked and cared for a fella with an ailment. Id buy bread and seeds to gove them every moring while i cooked someone breakfast 😊
Adorable innocent creatures. Bless them .
I have a pair nesting in a lelandi tree in my back garden 😊
beautiful, harmless, non agressive bird, they are funny to watch.
Very interesting 🤔 🤔 indeed I love pigeons well all birds 🐦 🐦 🐦 🐦 actually absolutely wonderful
A great channel. You've taught me all I need to know about the birds I feed. The Woodies are my favourite as they're so funny. They waddle around squabbling over food in a comical way. They stand up tall and flap at each other chasing each other around, meantime the feral pigeons are scoffing down everything behind their backs. I used to have 3 pairs but this year there's 6 pairs, feeding them every day does help.
You described the everyday scenario on my balcony :D
@Sonia I can't afford to feed them as much now due to the price rises in everything. I sigh sadly typing this remembering the happiness I felt a year ago when I wrote the comment. I love the birds, I love the song of the wood pigeons, love having them around. Funny little guys. Life is difficult now, I hope it gets better one day so I can look after the pigeons again. When we lose touch with the natural world something within us goes quiet.
I send my best wishes to you for noticing my comment and the pigeons. O
I have two that frequent my garden and we love watching them. So clumsy, always fighting and generally fun to watch. We call them the bottom feeders as they can’t seem to hover near the bird feeder, so they wait until the squirrels knock some seeds down and they take the rest.
Love my woodies. Always had a canoodling couple on the fence below my window for a few years. Current resident of the garden has an obsession with cheese😂 also love watching them being territorial, headbutting other birds with their beak!
A pair of wood pigeons visit my city garden daily. One of the pair is very bold and stands on a garden table very close to me. It will take seeds and crumbs from my fingers. It will even perch on my gloved hand. The other stays a little further away. They are welcome visitors.
Wood pigeons are one of my favourite birds. I have tree at the back of my property and they nest there. In Spring, they sit on my fence at the front and I get see a lot of their mating rituals. I did a canvas painting of one who was a regular visitor one year and didn't seem to have a mate. They are lovely to look at.
My name is Liam also. Im from Ireland. I stumbled across your channel by accident and started to watch your videos about birds. Thank you so much for your effort in teaching us about these beautiful creatures. Liam.
Cheers Liam. It's a very Irish name lol. I've got lots Korean videos to come so stay tuned for more :)
@@AShotOfWildlife thanks for taking the time to reply. Liam.
@@liamcampion no worries. I don't know how the word upcoming autocorrected to Korean, but that's what I meant lol.
beautiful creatures
Things i didnt realize about wood pigeons... they eat nearly All the food i put out for all the other birds. They crap like a great dane / teradactyl & cost me lots of money in paintwork & new hoods for my car.
They make me jump out of my skin whenever I go in the garden. They wake me up landing on my conservatory roof with an almighty thud. They have the most depressing call/ sound, a bit like a bittern ( but they are quite rare).
I spend a lot of time cleaning up pigeon crap from garden furniture..
Apart from that... there lovely.
Man there’s like a whole gang of em fighting on my roof daily. I can hear those wing slaps from a mile away
They're loud haha.
Pigeon muay thai mate
I love pidges, they are intelligent and affectionate creatures. I put out seeds in my garden every day and when I venture into town always have a a pocket full of peanuts.
I agree, I am a big fan of pigeons and always give them some food when I go into the city.
@@AShotOfWildlifesame i just am obsessed with them i used to call them aboody when i was little and i had a south Korean friend (which is still my friend even now) and he told me it means 'father' or 'grandfather' which is kinda cool tbh
Excellent, thankyou for promoting this underrated beautiful bird.
Thank you!
They are lovely ! Greetings from Finland.
Thank you!
Their nests tend to be ramshackle affairs. A flat, loose collection of twigs. Prone to getting blown down in storms.
They’re massively powerful birds. Super fast and agile. When you rise one walking under one in a tree, the clatter of their wings is violent.
Their mating flight is unusual too. The whip crack of their wings as they ascend is a sure sign of spring.
Totally right there. Their nests are tragic but those birds are sturdy animals
...agreed! 😊
...and they've got the Biggests hearts
literally ❤
Nice to find your channel and thank you for all the info on wood pigeons! I love them so much and always look forward to being back to the UK to hear their lovely sound. We don't have them in the USA....
They make nice gravy when they are braised, delicious.
My friend, you have done a justice. Thank you and you are always welcome with the pigeons
I have some of these lovely fellows living by me, i love them. They visit me every day and are so peaceful.
One of the birds I want to see when I finally get to Europe is the Wood Pigeon. They seem like such cool birds.
I live in England and I see loads of wood pigeons in my garden every single day. They are beautiful birds
Absolutely delicious too
wood pigeons are so cute and chubby
Like me during winter.... apart from the cute part lol
Love pigeons. All of them.
I love them they are so fluffy and extremely simpatic
Hi Liam, I've always fed wild birds, and they bring me so much joy. This year I have two apparent sibling birds with exact same unusual markings. They're pink all over except the head, which has the usual colour and markings. They also have a white band across their wings. There's also a wood pigeon that's a very dark charcoal colour, with a striking white flash on its lower back at the beginning of its tail. Again, normal markings on the head/neck. The wings largely cover this white flash while folded.
I love to see all the variations on wood pigeons. When you see them every day you can see their individual characters and funny habits. They're adorable! 😍🪽
You have a great channel! 🇬🇧
Why are you not feeding the homeless ?...or little black Ukrainian transgender dwarfs ?..
Pigeons can look after themselves 😘
@@AA-69 I actually do feed the homeless, as I volunteer weekly. Haha 😂😂
I have 5 that come to see me 2 times a day. I love them. They always come to me when im in the garden.
wood pigeons are my favorite birds. I love listening to their cooing and watching them just living their lives. I often feed pigeons (duck the police) and I usually drop something for them, too but I'm not that lucky with feeding wood pigeons.
I name all my wood pigeon friends "HOOTIES" I love them 😄
Love Wood Pidgeons! We have lots in our garden and our area. I watched a male and a female courting first and then mating on our back fence a couple of weeks ago.
We’ve got a pair which have nested in our garden for a few years. We know they’ve had at least a few chicks which have grown to adulthood.
@@eliz_scubavn Same with my family garden..I have a video with a slice of bread with a hole in the middle draped around 1 of the birds neck...So funny watching it trying to get it off My G.children loved it
@@paulrycroft3792 we had one of ours get drunk on rotting fruit and then it kept falling off the branches it was trying to sit on. I felt so bad for laughing but it was very funny.
They also like to waddle in and around the plants in the garden looking for seeds and bugs. They’re so big it’s a wonder they fit into some places.
@@eliz_scubavn I still have the video but I am not compatible in tech stuff. I would love to send it to this channel so I will ask someone if they can help..Take care now
and what about the wood pigeons..?
I have a pair of wood pigeons who love my garden and I love them. They are quite violent to each other (when mating)and lose a lot of feathers sometimes. We feed them and they are very sweet.
A wood pigeon’s call reminds me of the words, “It’s your turn Josephine” (X3 or 4) followed by “yes”.
Man, pigeons are such amazing animals! I've got a family of them that live in my balcony, though the nearby crow keeps trying to scare them off and has devoured multiple of their eggs already, so I need to try to scare off the crows. The moment I saw that the video includes pigeons, I had to click!
I misread crows as cows....
I love seeing wood pigeons, feral pigeons and doves uwu
These are so majestic in contrast to regular pigeons
I love wood pigeons so peaceful but they do appear slow and dumb. But their large population shows they are successful
You should have way more subscribers than what you have, brilliant channel love it keep up the good work👍
Thanks R C. The channel is growing rapidly but im just happy that people like yourself can learn from what I have been putting together. Cheers!
Great series, I really appreciate your videos
Thank you!
Very nice video. Thank you. From Ireland.
Twentyfour hours after the heavy storm in 2002
I found a living wood pigeon blocked in the hedge
of my garden under a fallen tree.
I brought the wood pigeon inside.
Closed the curtains for safety.
First let him drink some water.
Cooked some crushed bird feeding seeds.
I fed the bird by hand with a decapetated 10 cc
Injection syringe.
After three days he trusted me to sit on my
shoulder, while I was walking in my living.
During his test flights all the curtains were closed,
After nine days I let him free.
Birds are my best friends.
I spotted my first wood pigeon in the town
of Rotterdam in 1952
Birds are men's best friend..
Admirable ,.. Jaco, quite admirable..
Since lockdown I have made my garden a bit more hospitable with some feeders. I have no idea what I am doing but I think anything is better than nothing, since a wood pigeon has been coming every day for weeks. He or she is sometimes joined by another one, plus a dove is making a regular appearance along with lots of smaller birds. And while weeding my little patch I am being buzzed by bees and hornets. It is like a new beginning.
Done the same, it's something never thought of before. Just so calming watching them all interact with each other
@@Paws4Thought669 Well done MC. Update on my first post; my pigeon still calls regularly and often brings his friends. My lady asks how I'm sure it is the same one and I am sure as I remember his markings. The dove is now a pair of doves and sometimes 2 pairs come. There's also a magpie who has been coming every couple of days. I've made some mistakes though. I was putting fat balls out and a certain brand must be so good that they were attracting dozens of starlings. They're a lovely looking bird but so noisy and squabbling over two feeders that I've had to bring the feeders in on occasion. My little patch of garden usually has birds rooting around for insects, as when I go into the yard half a dozen fly out. A couple of sunflowers came up and it was amazing to see at nearly any time during the day the bees were on them. I'm planning to improve on things next year and grow some climbing plants up the walls to give the wildlife a bit more habitat. I planted some potato sets in a couple of large pots too and they produced a nice couple of batches of new potatoes. Anyway, best of luck.
@@ceesmith Sounds great ! You can tell if the are same one due to their little quirks also I have noticed .Wow you have a nice little gang of them turning up
Yes I have made mistakes , jackdaws have been turning up and the pigeon flies down and all hell breaks loose ha ha .
I need to grow some climbers.I did out the front 5 years back and it now covers the front and hangs over windows , get loads of insects and snails to watch , then the birds come . I hadn't thought of patatoes or sunflowers , got given three emtpy pots . Great idea .
Fantastic , keep it up . It will be so useful to the birds in the winter
I recommend that you stop weeding, it is a flawed practice that is not good for soil and has no scientific evidence base for being beneficial, with current concepts, it is actually a harmful practice, and it would make your garden even more wildlife friendly to allow those hardy and resilient plants to grow.
I like freezing and staring at them when they're in the garden. They all stop what they're doing and stare back at me before awkwardly walking away.
You should never do that not to any bird if you constantly at them they will see you as a predator that's how cats stare at birds
😂 I love the way they crane the neck and stare back. They can even sense me if blind is tilted
@@aylasthyston611wow...
Ive got pigeons that come to my garden in Sweden every year! ♡
I feed them oats and sunflower seeds and sit and watch them as they court, bully other species and appear very peaceful for the most part!
There's usually one who seems to recognise me and gets eye-contact and then comes walking towards me as i sit inside the enclosed verandah. Im still hoping that one day it will come thru the door and say 'hi' 😊
When they leave I really miss them alot!!
Thanx for this video..much appreciated 😀
I actually love pigeons but the Wood pigeon is my favourite. And my cousin have alot of pigeons
I was hoping you'd tell us the best way to prepare them for cooking.
Yup,.. stick em in a very large pot, climb into the pot yourself, then get a friend (if you have any)., to bang said pot into the oven on a very high heat until you are lovely crisp and brown.... mmm.. tasty..