Whatever it was, it was not a dainty little bird.
Seems there is no season for mourning doves in region 2. Too bad. He woulda made a fine lunch...
Bird identification?
- Thread starter Suther
- Start date
Whatever it was, it was not a dainty little bird.
Seems there is no season for mourning doves in region 2. Too bad. He woulda made a fine lunch...
- Location
- Blaster land, Okanagan BC
Send it up to region 8 and I'll shoot and eat it lol.
Always found it strange, Ontario has mourning doves out the Yin Yang. woke me up in the morning and BIL had one nesting right beside the pool. Unusual to see one here.
Grizz
1963beretta
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Vaughan, Ontario
I dont think thats a mourning dove. I believe it to be a rock dove/pigeon. I shoot many pigeons when my waterfowl season ends and I have seen them come in many different colour configurations. I shot quite a few of them that had the same pale grey colours as seen on mourning doves. The bird pictured is far bigger then any mourning dove i've seen
The beak was all wrong for rock dove, and there was none of the iridescent colors you frequently see on them.
While I've never shot one, I live in the city so I see them almost daily. If I thought it was one of them I'd have shot it on the spot, but to me it was something else entirely.
1963beretta
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Vaughan, Ontario
I'll have to go through my hunting photos to see if I have photos of odd ball pigeons I've shot. I have take many that did not have iridescent feathers. Some were grey and some were brown
Looking at the photos again, the second photo clearly shows the cere above the birds beak which is typical of pigeons and not something found on doves. Also the sixth picture show dark colour underside tail feathers, again typical of pigeons and not of doves. Why do you say the beak was all wrong? Looks right to me.
Last edited:
1963beretta
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Vaughan, Ontario
Not the photos I was after but i figured I'd post these to illustrate that pigeons can come in a variety of pale, non iridescent colour patterns. I'll keep looking through my photos....I'm sure I have some to show plain grey pigeons and pure white ones. I also have a photo somewhere of a pigeon that had the exact colour pattern of a seagull
Not the photos I was after but i figured I'd post these to illustrate that pigeons can come in a variety of pale, non iridescent colour patterns. I'll keep looking through my photos....I'm sure I have some to show plain grey pigeons and pure white ones. I also have a photo somewhere of a pigeon that had the exact colour pattern of a seagull
You shot somebody's Homing pigeon, judging by the band on the leg.
Grizz
badgreenbird
Regular
- Location
- Dawson Creek, BC
based on habitat, reported size and long-ish skinny beak (for a member of the dove/pigeon family) I'd go with Band-tailed Pigeon. Perhaps a young one without the normal markings of an adult bird as portrayed in field guides
1963beretta
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Vaughan, Ontario
You shot somebody's Homing pigeon, judging by the band on the leg.
Grizz
Yup! I contacted the owner, who lived almost 600km away, to let him know not to expect to see his bird anytime soon. He didnt seem to care. In fact, he basically said a homing pigeon that doesnt come home is useless. Fair enough I guess!
Its on the right side of the road, about a foot away from the foliage. The first two pics are zoomed in versions of two of the last pics.
1963beretta
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Vaughan, Ontario
Rock doves are not a native species. Thank the pigeon fanciers.
Grizz
You got that right! I dont mind though....its nice to have something to hunt all year round. Especially with no bag limits. Pigeon hunts are a blast. They are very fast and acrobatic which adds to the challenge. And they decoy better then waterfowl! Usually a slow day of pigeon hunting has more action then a great day of waterfowl hunting. And the birds taste great to boot!
Still can't see what you are talking about. My eyesight may not be 20/20 but it is still good. Describe exactly where this creature is. Is it ON the road or just off the road. Surely I'm not the only one who can't make this out.
