What can kill a wood pigeon

RosieJoe · 16-08-2010 5:18pm #1

Went for a walk in a forest yesterday evening, just after 7:30. Stopped off at a stream so the 2 boys could throw stones and mess about. Was there about 30 seconds when a wood pigeon dropped vertically out of the sky, dead!

There was no sound of gun shot, we are in the middle of a forest that would hinder killing it with a gun and it just dropped out of the sky!

It landed about 2 metres away from us in the water. I had a nose at it and could not see any sign of damage to it.

Would a Buzzard be capable of killing one? The forest is in Newtownmountkennedy in Wicklow, which has had vists from a Buzzard family group.

I was waiting to hear the banjo playing in the distance after this happened

mufcboy1999 · 16-08-2010 5:21pm

stealth pigeon bomber

Alun · 16-08-2010 5:31pm

RosieJoe wrote: »

Stopped off at a stream so the 2 boys could throw stones and mess about.

Maybe they can throw harder than you might think

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 16-08-2010 6:50pm

When everyone's finished making gags...

Yes, Buzzards certainly do take Wood Pigeons.

Half-cocked · 16-08-2010 8:33pm

It could have been shot a good distance away and flown to your location before succumbing to its wounds. There is a lot of pigeon shooting this time of the year as the birds congregate over fresh stubble to feed on spilt cereal crops.

cuddlycavies · 16-08-2010 10:20pm

Heart attack

LostCovey · 17-08-2010 9:24am

Alphachloralose poisoning

Cookie_Monster · 17-08-2010 12:03pm

old age

harr · 17-08-2010 12:07pm

more likey it had eaten some poison and it took a while for it to kick in.

What can kill a wood pigeon

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