Friday, November 5, 2010

Band-tailed Dove (or pigeon)


Band-Tailed Dove or Pigeon
I hope to get a better picture in the future showing this birds bright orange beak and bright yellow legs.
This bird in our southwestern region prefers oak or pine-oak woodlands, where it can feed on acorns. I usually see them sitting in our pine trees. When I administer safflower seed into me feeders, I see them more often. They seem to enjoy that tye of seed. 
They have a deep owl-like whoo-hoo. With that sound, it's very obvious they are in the yard. 
Click below and listen carefully to the background Whoo-hoo at the site below:
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Band-tailed_Pigeon/sounds 


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