A medium sized bird, with strong, powerful flight leading to rounded chest muscles. Pigeons and Doves mainly eat plant matter, picked from the floor.
No. of species recorded in the UK: 7 (8 including feral pigeon)
No of species photographed: 3
No of species photographed: 3
Below are my photographs of Pigeons & Doves photographed in the UK, listed in systematic order.
FERAL PIGEON
Feral Pigeon, looking as close to a rock dove (where they come from) as possible
STOCK DOVE
Stock Dove
Stock Dove
WOOD PIGEON
Wood Pigeon
Wood Pigeon
Wood Pigeon bathing
