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"Who's Ruffled Your Collar"


"Who's Ruffled Your Collar"

Have you noticed how some pigeons ruffle their neck feathers after they have bathed.



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He's cute....

16 Dec, 2011

 

We call wood pigeons 'cushies' or 'cushie doos' in this part of the country. Do they have a dialect name where you are?

16 Dec, 2011

 

I hadn't noticed Tommy but I'll keep a look out now!

16 Dec, 2011

 

I hadn't noticed either Tommy, but then again the ones in our garden are so fat can't see their necks ;-)

16 Dec, 2011

 

In our part of the woods Objibway93 my son in-law calls them dinner.........

You must be feeding yours to well Simbad.......

Thank you Sheilar.......

How do you tell the difference between a him and a her Sue ?..... Had heard that if you shake them and they rattle it's a him...

16 Dec, 2011

 

boom boom...Tom, I don't know lol....he just looks male...I could be doing her a grave injustice...I think the males are bigger though...

17 Dec, 2011

 

Do you remember Basil Brush, Some years since we had boom boom joke in our house.....

17 Dec, 2011



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