Wood Pigeons

[buster151]

Noticed of late the amount of woodies coming into garden that are that full of canker they cant close there beaks or feed, already had 2 dead ones

[Guest Hairylayer]

What's causing that?

[buster151]

No idea mate the last one was a youngster just out of nest this latest one is prob mom or dad as come out same tree

[THE FIFER]

I have loads of them around me, which look ok, dont seem to be as much crows around so maybe the reason there are so much as the crows used to get the youngsters out of the nests,

[MIK]

Noticed of late the amount of woodies coming into garden that are that full of canker they cant close there beaks or feed, already had 2 dead ones

 

with out testin them ...how do ye know its canker????

regards

Mick

[buster151]

There beaks are full of yellow, that full they cant close them

[buster151]

I have loads of them around me, which look ok, dont seem to be as much crows around so maybe the reason there are so much as the crows used to get the youngsters out of the nests,

 

 

First time I've seen it myself, and some of these I have been feeding for couple years, was thinking could there be any links with any sick birds in lofts

[THE FIFER]

Would it be any good to report it to the tsp a they may do something

[Big Davie]

They have probably been dead and there mouths are full of blue bottle eggs ( yellow ) that's where they lay them

[buster151]

They have probably been dead and there mouths are full of blue bottle eggs ( yellow ) that's where they lay them

No they are alive, well they was, definately canker though seen it on birds before