Can anyone identify this bird?

Emeraldforest · Feb 20, 2011

This bird was in my garden last year and I got this photo. It looks like a young bird of prey(by looking at those talons. does anybody know what species this bird is?

Emeraldforest · Feb 20, 2011

Here is a bigger photo. Sorry it is overexposed but hopefully good enough to identify what species.

antarcticbeech · Feb 21, 2011

It looks like a pigeon.

Emeraldforest · Feb 21, 2011

LOL. I guess you are probably right. I did not think about it being a pigeon. It had such a different look than the regular pigeons we have in Portland(like the annoying ones at the park etc) It had a very strange behavior that made it seem really different. I only saw it for a bit and got this shot and never could quite figure out what it was.

Doug J · Feb 21, 2011

As the OP said, it looks like a pigeon, AKA lunch for raptors, unless it moves fast

There are numerous species:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae

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Anderss · Feb 21, 2011

Pigeon, with some kind of color malfunction

chuxter · Feb 21, 2011

Anderss said:
Pigeon, with some kind of color malfunction

Pigeons are inbred worse than humans...those "strange" colors are normal. ;-)

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Zone8 · Feb 21, 2011

.... lesser spotted Oozelum bird.

They are rare because they fly around in ever decreasing circles until they disappear up their ... um .... er .... Oozelums!

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Emeraldforest · Feb 21, 2011

Thanks. I guess it is an 'inbred' pigeon. It has such weird behavior, that was what caught my attention. Plus I have never seen a bird just like this visit my garden.
Anyhow, thanks for the info!!

Ed at Ridersite · Feb 21, 2011

It's probably a Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon). They have a widely varying plumage. They are about a foot long.
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