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Jul 5, 2019 04:15:15 #

Graham Thirkill Loc: Idylic North Yorkshire, England UK.

I always have models or subjects on tap,

Cheers and Beers
Graham
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Jul 5, 2019 05:46:04 #

Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

I used to raise Amazon Parrots. Their babies are even uglier than your baby pigeons. Good shots.

Jul 5, 2019 05:56:06 #

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

Graham Thirkill wrote:

I always have models or subjects on tap,

Cheers and Beers
Graham
098

Cute and not cute. Once had a Cockatiel (small parrot) baby, hideous as a hatchling. When they get really old they are about the same, missing feathers, bare skin, shake. This was from a couple of my adults. Oddly three of the of the adults sat on the eggs. Had some for up to 14 years.

Jul 5, 2019 06:21:58 #

dancers Loc: melbourne.victoria, australia

oh dear.what are the birds in no 1???

Jul 5, 2019 07:17:10 #

Bigmike1 Loc: I am from Gaffney, S.C. but live in Utah.

Nice photos. You always take good pictures. You probably always have a camera hanging on you. Are you ever mistaken for a tourist?

Jul 5, 2019 07:24:49 #

Country Boy Loc: Beckley, WV

I would think this would be an interesting hobby - great series of shots.

Jul 5, 2019 07:39:39 #

Graham Thirkill Loc: Idylic North Yorkshire, England UK.

dancers wrote:

oh dear.what are the birds in no 1???

Ostriches, I don't know how they got in with my pigeons...........(;-))

Cheers and Beers
Graham
098

Jul 5, 2019 07:56:29 #

tommy2 Loc: Fort Worth, Texas

Graham Thirkill wrote:

I always have models or subjects on tap,

Cheers and Beers
Graham
098

Thank you for the photos. This guy showed up on our balcony rail a couple days go, so its a pigeon. He was evidently exhausted because of breathing heavily for about 20 minutes. Other birds land there but stay only a few seconds, most of the time I am not fast enough to get a photo. Wonder what the band is for? We thought he must have escaped from a cage and not in shape to fly much.

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Jul 5, 2019 09:02:35 #

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

Graham Thirkill wrote:

I always have models or subjects on tap,

Cheers and Beers
Graham
098

Enjoyable series.

Jul 5, 2019 09:03:47 #

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Jul 5, 2019 09:52:42 #

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

Multiple hobbies are always recommended.

Jul 6, 2019 05:03:53 #

Graham Thirkill Loc: Idylic North Yorkshire, England UK.

tommy2 wrote:

Tommy, There are pure white racing pigeons, as there are the more common grey and red, etc etc varieties. You mentioned a band I presume you were describing the ring on the birds leg, these are called pigeon rings. All racing pigeons are rung when they are very small, this ring is a unique registered number, identification for this particular bird. Can you say, if it had also a ring (band ) on the other leg. When the birds go off on a race in baskets in the truck or whatever the birds are also fitted with another ring, this is an electronic device for when the pigeon enters it's loft, home or whatever at the end of the race. The owner has a receiver electronic device that records the exact time the pigeon arrived back to it's home. Myself I am not keen on pigeon racing. Far too many go astray and are mostly unable to fend for themselves after always being fed and watered by their owners. I know this is true because I get stray racing pigeons come in with my birds regularly and they are usually exhausted, Sometimes after I have fed and watered them they carry on with their journey. Others come in and you can see immediately they are out of condition, probably unable to scavenge for for food for a few day like normal feral pigeons and other wild birds. If you ever get pigeons on yiur property and they look as if they are lost or in difficulties, put out a bowl of water and some cereal or porridge oats or rice. If they are hungry they will eat anything......... almost..
I'm very sorry if Iv'e babbled on too long but I am a bit passionate about pigeons, thanks Tommy for your input and smart pigeon photograph. Looking at the poor pigeon, it looks like it was a very hot day as it is panting for air, probably looking for water.

Cheers and Beers Graham 098

The photographs show the registration rings not removable and the removable racing rings.

These three racing pigeons came in with my birds in the first three weeks of the racing season.
I have obviously let them out many times but they just come back in with my birds. I'm sure
I'm not going to lock them out for them to starve, scavenge or fall prey to the Sparrowhawk..........