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In de nieuwsbrief van de Vogelbescherming stond een stukje over houtduiven. Het schijnt dat in oktober enorme aantallen houtduiven over het oosten en zuiden van Nederland vliegen. Ze trekken vanuit Scandinavië richting Zuidwest-Europa. Nooit geweten dat die dikke duiven zo ver konden vliegen.  Ze lijken zo lui  Meestal zitten ze maar te zitten.  Of ze waggelen wat rond. Alsof ze vliegen liever proberen te vermijden.
8 Comments
Patty
10/10/2013 16:48:34
How true! I have a family of four pigeons that visit regularly and they sit in the bird feeder (it is a platform) and eat. Sometimes they just sit for a half hour !
Denise
11/10/2013 11:02:11
The same thing happened here, Patty. That's why I took the large bird table away. The pigeons didn't give the other birds a chance. I had to laugh because I thought the same thing of pigeons. They do seem too fat and lazy to make long flights, but I guess since they are related to carrier pigeons that had a job to do, they must come to duty when called. I like taking their picture too. They have such interesting facial expressions.
Denise
13/10/2013 09:15:41
Maybe the ones in our gardens are the lazy ones, Donna. They stopped by for some food and couldn't be bothered to continue their journey :-) 14/10/2013 11:49:37
I think my pigeons are lazy, but maybe that's because they have everything they need here year-round and don't have to exert themselves. Maybe your wood pigeons are resting up for that long flight! Your photos, as always, are wonderful. I especially like the last one.
Denise
18/10/2013 09:17:51
Maybe you're right Deb. Maybe they have to eat and save their strength for the long flight. But I have my doubts :-)
Carolyn
18/10/2013 09:10:08
Probably just fluffy not fat.
Denise
18/10/2013 09:20:10
But they surely like to eat Carolyn. Did you see the movie in the link? Leave a Reply. |