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The Living Forest (173) : Wood Pigeons

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Mark Billiau.

Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

The Living Forest (173) : Wood Pigeons

Due to the relatively warm january weather, this couple Wood Pigeons is having already a lot of sense to make a love nest.......

The Wood Pigeon is the largest pigeon in Europe and lives mostly in the forest.
In winter however, this bird is often leaving the forest in search of food.

Did you know that the feathers of this species weigh more than its skeleton ?

Dutch name : Houtduif
German name : Ringeltaube
Latin name : Columba palumbus

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Jacques BURY 21/02/2012 17:40

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Irbenika 14/01/2012 18:44
Super capture!!! Excellent sharpness, great details and colors!

Ira
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willy ombret 12/01/2012 10:51
très beau shoot
belle photo bien cadrée
willy ombret
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viola d 10/01/2012 7:15
Apparently only one of them is in the mood of making a love nest:) A lovely couple. Bw, Viola
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Brigitte Hoffmann 10/01/2012 1:04
Wie schön sind diese Ringeltäubchen!
Gefällt mir gut in diesem Licht!
Salut Brigitte
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Birgit Noack 09/01/2012 23:42
Great capture of this lovely couple. Excellent sharpness and great light.
Thank you for the informations.
Greetings, Birgit
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Lawson McCulloch 09/01/2012 21:52
Apart from being lovely looking birds, they are also masters of flight. I watched a program on Tv about peregrine falcons diving towards pigeons at 200mph, and at the very last second the pigeon often evaded the attacker.
best wishes from Lawson.
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Adele D. Oliver 09/01/2012 21:17
Beautiful how the light hits this lovely and loving couple - their eyes say "do not disturb" :-))))) great sharp details and fine colours ... interesting your information, Mark. By the way, we too have warmer weather than usual and are still waiting for snow !!
greetings, Adele
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Perry Blevins 09/01/2012 20:49
Superb sharpness and light.
Regards
Perry
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Deryck 09/01/2012 20:39
Great! i haven't seen this variety of pigeons before
Deryck
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CsomorLászló 09/01/2012 19:43
Top quality!
bw
CsL
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Vera M. Shulga 09/01/2012 19:31
Well capture of this couple of pigeons.
Beautiful photo.
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BRYAN CRUTE 09/01/2012 18:43
Lovely shot of these well detailed pigeons

Regards
Bryan
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A. Lötscher -Bergjäger- 09/01/2012 17:13
Zwei auf einen Streich!
Eine super Aufnahme, trotz des Geästs sind bei Tauben perfekt scharf!!
LG Bergjäger
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Vitória Castelo Santos 09/01/2012 17:12
Great shoot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have a nice week Mark
Vitoria
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