Photo-a-Day (Monday, 30th June, 2025)
Loves Labour Lost
2. He's found his hearts desire.
3. Ho No! She has failed to succumb to his dubious charms and she's off!
Near the duck park, Wigan Park.
Photo: Dennis Seddon (Sony DSC-HX99)
Now these are good photos, well done Dennis.
I rode over that very spot this afternoon and , they all took off leaving a shower of feather, I was spitting feathers all the way home.
Perhaps Miss Pigeon is playing the "femme fatale" like in Bobby Goldsborough's "Summer the First Time"....." 'Twas a hot afternoon, on the last day of June, and the sun was a demon' ". What a haunting song that is!
Their known as flying rats, they damage buildings and parks with droppings everywhere. Please do not feed them even in Town. Some Councils dish out fines if seen feeding them, remember cameras are everywhere. I would put stray pigeons in the vermin
categories. We are also being invaded with woodpigeons in our gardens, taking over the garden bird tables and feeders. Very messy birds.
I love birds but not pigeons or seagulls. They look so colourful and innocent but live dirty lives and can destroy farmland and open spaces.
Thanks Dennis.
Our resident pair of wood pigeons give us endless amusement when doing their courtship ritual....'he' never gets the message that 'she' doesn't want to know !
But Labour's never lost in Wigan, Nandi's proof of that !!!
Awful dirty scruffy creatures.
Mark's comment spot on, do not encourage pigeons by feeding them, especially in public spaces.
They do seem to be more in abundance now than ever….I hate their incessant gawbling (if that’s the word)
They look like they’re line dancing to ‘Cotton Eye Joe’..
Pigeons lead Filthy lives, I mean what's the point of strays. They poo all over the place not stop, Racing and homing pigeons yes but not these.
Sorry but that's my opinion.
Scruffy they may be, but they are survivors and when the day comes for us humans to give up our lease on this planet I’m sure the Pigeons will still be there to wave us goodbye.
That made me laugh, Veronica, about the line dancing.....spot on! I don't mind pigeons at all.....we all see things differently.
When you consider the awful mess we humans have made of this Planet I don’t think we are in a position to criticise any other species. We are not exactly speaking from the moral high ground are we?
These are good photos put together in a sequence with a comment. I have to say that they dont capture the magnificent countryside atmosphere of yesterdays photo which was exceptional.
Only some people Dennis. I agree with you to some point. We are over crowded especially in recent months and years. We never control our borders ,hospitals are full, prisons full, schools full, can't get a doctors appointment and our road are blocked.forget pigeons lets think about our beloved Country. It's seriously got out of control.
They certainly are adaptable and survivors.I used to shoot woodpigeons for a farmer when it was a lad and give them to folk to eat.They are now in many urban areas and I would never eat one of of those.