Topic: Hawkeye? Coo!

[tim]

Taken through the car window in a friend's driveway.

That's the 3rd of her doves gone.

[angle shades]

Crikes, I get upset when our resident Sparrowhawk catches a Sparrow! I'd have a breakdown if I saw this !

having said that it's a fab photo Tim/ shades x

[Robert_Brenchley]

I'm very happy to see the remains of pigeons after a sparrowhawk's had them. I see them rather more often than I see sparrowhawks, unfortunately.

[tim]

Pigeons, Robert, yes - but not her Doves!!

[Froglegs]

Sorry about the dove but a great photo.

[Pumper]

We have loads of Collared Doves around our area, and they make the most awesome racket - specially early in the morning. I once said "We could use a Peregrine Falcon round here".

Two hours later, a Peregrine Falcon was sitting on top of a twitching collared dove right outside our lounge window  :'(

I tend to keep me gob shut nowadays  :-X

[lorna]

Nature can appear to be harsh. Tim what a great picture.
Lorna

[Robert_Brenchley]

It's a bit arbitrary whether it's a pigeon or a dove; feral pigeons are descendents of rock doves, which had their name changed to rock pigeons in 2004. Whatever we call them, they still eat brassicas!

[tim]

Collared Dove I wouldn't mind - they are taking the place over. And some of them, I agree, have the most irritating call. Never seen them on my Brassica though.

But our neighbour buys her White Doves & loves them!!

[Froglegs]

I agree with you Tim  wood Pigeon yes but not Coollared Doves.