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white dove or white pigeon

  • 26-07-2010 1:00am
    #1
    uppishhauk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 115 ✭✭uppishhauk


    Just wondering if the bird below is a white dove or pigeon, my guess would be pigeon but what do I know
    also can they be found naturally in the wild or are the all just ones who were bred for those white dove release type things
    white.jpg


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  • #2
    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,001 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    Looks like a white dove to me.

    Not your ornery onager



  • #3
    Alora Brief Chick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ Alora Brief Chick


    While I'd call it a feral Pigeon.


  • #4
    Whippersnapper
    Registered Users Posts: 598 ✭✭✭Whippersnapper


    What is the difference between a dove and pigeon? I thought they were pretty much one and the same?


  • #5
    Feargal as Luimneach
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,139 ✭✭✭Feargal as Luimneach


    Alora Brief Chick wrote: »
    While I'd call it a feral Pigeon.
    Or you could call it a domesticated Rock Dove;)


  • #6
    cuddlycavies
    Registered Users Posts: 970 ✭✭✭cuddlycavies


    Exactly! As all domesticated pigeons have a common ancestor, the rock dove.


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  • #7
    foolelle
    Registered Users Posts: 423 ✭✭foolelle


    my aunt used to call me pigeon when i was young. never thought it to be the most endearing nickname but sure hey.
    is that a wexford thing?


  • #8
    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,001 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    foolelle wrote: »
    my aunt used to call me pigeon when i was young. never thought it to be the most endearing nickname but sure hey.
    is that a wexford thing?
    Do you happen to have a protruding sternum? :eek:

    Not your ornery onager



  • #9
    Valmont
    Registered Users Posts: 5,856 ✭✭✭Valmont


    esel wrote: »
    Do you happen to have a protruding sternum? :eek:
    I should not have clicked that link. *Shiver*.


  • #10
    foolelle
    Registered Users Posts: 423 ✭✭foolelle


    esel wrote: »
    Do you happen to have a protruding sternum? :eek:

    funny that, i used to shiver when she used to pinch my cheek land a sloppy one and call me pigeon, but no as it happens i dont happen to have a protruding sternum, i think valmont knows what im on about..............;)


  • #11
    lrushe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,710 ✭✭✭lrushe


    uppishhauk wrote: »
    Just wondering if the bird below is a white dove or pigeon, my guess would be pigeon but what do I know
    also can they be found naturally in the wild or are the all just ones who were bred for those white dove release type things

    It looks like a juvenile Fantailed Dove. They are not usually found wild as they are usually picked off by predators due to their 'stand out' colouring.


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