If you don't have any binoculars to get a close up view of the ring, could you take a photo of the bird then zoom in on the ring? Note the colour of the ring and which leg it's on as well as any letters and numbers.
JOHN TYMON said
Sun Jul 10 10:06 PM, 2011
Marion wrote:
I am posting this on here as I don't know where else to turn to. A lovely brown and white pigeon has been visiting our garden since last Tuesday. We have given it seed and water. It is ringed. My husband has tried various ways of catching it but it is really crafty and seems to know what we are up to and every attempt to catch it has just resulted in it flying on top of our conservatory out of reach. I contacted the racing pigeon and homing pigeon sites but they would not do anything at all until we had the ring number which of course we cannot get until we catch it. I just wondered if there was anyone who had lost such a pigeon . It is a golden brown colour with a white head and white wing tips. The white feathers on the head come down its neck in a sort of eagle way. It seems such a shame if someone is looking for it. It did come into our onservatory this morning and was walking around in there but as soon as it saw us it went outside again.
A lot of ferel pigeons in any town centre will have rings on,they are normally pigeons that get lost when being raced as younger birds and end up mixing with the other town pigeons,and most pigeon racers will not hunt for any that don't make it back as they would call them bad stock,and would not want them in thier lofts.not a lot you can do except keep feeding it,if you want it hanging around,but if you do that you may find 10 in your garden tomorrow
Marion Madden said
Sun Jul 10 9:22 PM, 2011
I am posting this on here as I don't know where else to turn to. A lovely brown and white pigeon has been visiting our garden since last Tuesday. We have given it seed and water. It is ringed. My husband has tried various ways of catching it but it is really crafty and seems to know what we are up to and every attempt to catch it has just resulted in it flying on top of our conservatory out of reach. I contacted the racing pigeon and homing pigeon sites but they would not do anything at all until we had the ring number which of course we cannot get until we catch it. I just wondered if there was anyone who had lost such a pigeon . It is a golden brown colour with a white head and white wing tips. The white feathers on the head come down its neck in a sort of eagle way. It seems such a shame if someone is looking for it. It did come into our onservatory this morning and was walking around in there but as soon as it saw us it went outside again.
If you don't have any binoculars to get a close up view of the ring, could you take a photo of the bird then zoom in on the ring? Note the colour of the ring and which leg it's on as well as any letters and numbers.
A lot of ferel pigeons in any town centre will have rings on,they are normally pigeons that get lost when being raced as younger birds and end up mixing with the other town pigeons,and most pigeon racers will not hunt for any that don't make it back as they would call them bad stock,and would not want them in thier lofts.not a lot you can do except keep feeding it,if you want it hanging around,but if you do that you may find 10 in your garden tomorrow