Bird Colouration

[PigeonDetective]

Has anybody had experiences of lighter coloured (whites etc) birds being more prone to being taken by raptors or is this mostly a misconception?

[andyyy]

Old wives tale in my opinion. I have a few whites, and grizzles and really gay pied and not had a problem.

[andy Burgess]

Has anybody had experiences of lighter coloured (whites etc) birds being more prone to being taken by raptors or is this mostly a misconception?

Babybird (my Wife) has a loft full of "white doo,s" they are taken by the hawk , mainly because they are flown all year round . however if on occasion we have the "odd" gay pied among them , THEY are first to go. they stand out more

[Guest TAMMY_1]

Has anybody had experiences of lighter coloured (whites etc) birds being more prone to being taken by raptors or is this mostly a misconception?

we race our white birds and flying round the loft had plenty other colors taken at home but up till now at the loft we have not lost any whites while out flying so in my own opinion it is just a myth

[john cumming]

i agree, just a myth, i have intoduced some grizzles & many nearly white into my loft over the past few years and imo the grizzles have not been any more hit than the others

 

 

john

 

 

[PIGEONPACKMAN]

i think a hawk will target one that stands out the most ie a white flying with loads blue's or the weakiest flyer only my opinion

[maverick]

I got 4 fantails to sit around loft last year the hawk was hitting my loft every other day only to say the young racing birds were the ones the hawk hit never once did it go for the fantails

[PigeonDetective]

I got 4 fantails to sit around loft last year the hawk was hitting my loft every other day only to say the young racing birds were the ones the hawk hit never once did it go for the fantails

 

That sounds pretty conclusive