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What can kill a wood pigeon

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  • 16-08-2010 5:18pm
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    RosieJoe
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    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 :D


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    mufcboy1999
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    stealth pigeon bomber


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    Alun
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    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 :D


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    When everyone's finished making gags...


    Yes, Buzzards certainly do take Wood Pigeons.


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    Half-cocked
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    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.


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    cuddlycavies
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    Heart attack


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    LostCovey
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    Alphachloralose poisoning


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    Cookie_Monster
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    old age :D


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


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