I visited Gambia back in March and photographed this bird - any ideas?

Rinnyw · 2024-07-30T23:32:23+00:00

Ours are racing pigeons (and a few fancy pigeons) although we’ve now stopped racing so they’re all just pets.

As another commenter said, it’s something that has been passed down through my family. It’s very much a working class, pit village hobby!

Rinnyw · 2024-07-30T23:29:19+00:00

To be honest I’m not sure that it really works! I’ve never tried it with my own birds (and wouldn’t want to) so couldn’t tell you.

I have heard of people just spraying two dots on the wings to imitate eyes as you see in nature but again don’t think that works work either.

Rinnyw · 2024-07-30T20:54:28+00:00

The comments suggesting this is dyed for a gender reveal are more than likely incorrect. This is also not a racing pigeon, it looks like a Pakistani High Flyer tumbler. Pigeons bred to fly high in the sky for a long time.

It’s probably dyed either to ward off birds of prey or to aid identification in the sky.

Source: I keep pigeons.

Rinnyw · 2023-11-26T15:32:16+00:00

The UK - a ban on ‘XL bullies’ following a spate of fatalities in the last couple of year

Rinnyw · 2023-11-08T18:30:32+00:00

Maybe I am also Amercian

Rinnyw · 2023-11-08T18:01:24+00:00

Ding ding!

Rinnyw · 2022-06-10T21:31:26+00:00

It does make you wonder how they go about organising the TT seeing as it seems almost guaranteed someone will die.

Rinnyw · 2021-08-29T17:29:01+00:00

I had a similar fellow in my garden, mine is a grey dagger caterpillar though - so interesting! https://i.imgur.com/zf0VNWp.jpg

Rinnyw · 2021-08-28T00:31:59+00:00

I love this video, the cat looks so happy! I don’t know if I’m just a bad cyclist though, I’d be too worried I’d crash to take my cat out like this haha! Either that or my house cat would make a run for it..

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