Pigeons in pencester gardens

• howard mcsweeney1

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  16 February 2012     12:53153776
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  bit odd earlier to see so many around, there was no food that had been left for them and they seemed to be taking turns flying onto the stones in the river then flying back where they came from.
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  
• Diana Woodridge

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  16 February 2012     12:56153779
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  Looks as if they are taking advantage of the slightly warmer weather to have a pre-romantic-liaison shower!!
• Jan Higgins

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  16 February 2012     15:12153813
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  How else is a pigeon supposed to wash its feet.
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• Keith Sansum1

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  16 February 2012     16:09153821
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  go to a pigeon washing building jan
  how else lol
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• Guest 641

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  16 February 2012     18:38153849
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  Unless they're wood pigeons which are quite tasty when added to the pot
• Guest 703

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  16 February 2012     18:49153851
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  I often have wood pigeons but stcik to the breasts and don't bother with the trotters no matter how clean!
• Guest 641

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  16 February 2012     18:56153852
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  The trotters can be a bit, well tricky to say the least
  
  I've sampled a very tasty recipe for wood pigeon breasts within a pancake tower marinated in Cointreau, excellent
• howard mcsweeney1

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  16 February 2012     19:36153856
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  sounds good barry but surely this must hurt those grouse beaters you employ on a seasonal basis?
• Guest 700

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  16 February 2012     21:03153875
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  Maybe they are behaving as a lot of creatures do in the spring, ie. strangely.
  
  Twice this week I have watched a starling trying to get in our nest-box which has a very small doorway! Strange...
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• howard mcsweeney1

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  16 February 2012     21:08153876
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  could be right kath they appeared to be eating from the stones but there was no food there or even close by.
• Guest 641

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  16 February 2012     21:45153884
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  Not at all Howard, they are happy with a few flagons of ale and a traditional ploughmans after a hard mornings beating
• Jan Higgins

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  16 February 2012     22:43153904
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  They might be picking up the very tiny pieces of grit which they need to grind down for their minerals etc so they produce nice healthy eggs.
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• Guest 700

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  17 February 2012     14:37153977
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  Jan may be right, birds do need a lot of grit.
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• howard mcsweeney1

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  17 February 2012     16:03153990
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  changing the subject slightly there is an egret that seems to have taken up residence to the side of morrison's, i cannot get
  close enough to get a decent shot, hopefully one our specialist photographers on here will get one.
• Jan Higgins

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  17 February 2012     16:14153995
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  There were two there the other morning, babies in the future????????????
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• Brian Dixon

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  17 February 2012     16:23154000
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  howard,a little tip.go to morrisans cafe and take a photo from there,should get close enough if your inside.
• howard mcsweeney1

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  17 February 2012     16:36154008
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  not viewable from the cafe brian.
  
  

  

  
  
  

  
• Brian Dixon

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  17 February 2012     16:41154009
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  howard,it is on ocasions when its lurking at the halfords end of the stream.
• howard mcsweeney1

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  17 February 2012     21:08154081
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  you're right brian i remember wildlife phil commenting on seeing them there whilst staggering back from the pub.