Any Twitchers?

[PeteXXX]

I had this bird land on my feeder this morning,
Sorry about the quality of the pic but it is zoomed in and taken through a double glazed door on my phone.

Smaller and fluffier than a pigeon, but looks similar. but just as messier an eater, throwing bread all over the place.

 

[AlanTh]

Collared Dove

 

[Dave the Smeghead]

Looks like a collared dove to me. Not an expert but we get loads of them.

 

[Lilliburlero]

Collared Dove

 

[AndyRM]

@Spinney would say that it was an egret. But @potsy and I know it's a heron.

It's obviously a crow.

 

[subaqua]

collared dove, we have a few land in the trees at the back of the postage stamp we call a back garden.


and its not twitchers. twitchers are anorakky types who get really excited about seeing a rare one of a kind etc. ornithologists or bird watchers is the term I believe.

 

[PeteXXX]

Collared Dove then.... Thanks all. Not seen one in my garden before.

 

[biggs682]

Collared Dove then.... Thanks all. Not seen one in my garden before.

@PeteXXX another vote for collared Dove we have 3 in and out of our garden all day long

 

[Doseone]

Often see them in pairs. Lovely birds.

 

[subaqua]

Often see them in pairs. Lovely birds.

nah that's turtle doves mate.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

It's obviously a crow.

I always confuse grey crows with woodpeckers.

 

[annedonnelly]

nah that's turtle doves mate.

Sadly turtle doves are very rare and endangered now

The collared dove is much more successful these days.

 

[surfdude]

its a grey squirrel going to a fancy dress party

 

[subaqua]

Sadly turtle doves are very rare and endangered now

The collared dove is much more successful these days.

yeah you don't see french hens in trios and partridges only appear in apple trees these days.

was I that subtle . wow

 

[Monsieur]

Collared dove - lovely to look at but second only to pheasants in the 'stupidity road sense' league