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Feral Pigeon - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Pigeons

I’m slightly worried about my local pigeons. I don’t expect to get much sympathy. They’re usually fed by a motley assortment of …

Pigeon - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Practise on Pigeons

I’m keeping close to home at the moment. A short wander from the house is the historic town Quay with its GWR …

Feral Pigeon - Town Quay - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Pigeons at the Quay

People interfering with nature have left their mark everywhere. It’s not just in the landscape or in the extinction of species. It’s …

Fields - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Death to the land

I took a trip to Black Moss Covert Nature Reserve in Cheshire. It was surrounded by lifeless, poisoned land. Black Moss Covert …

Black Guillemot - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Black Guillemots

Black Guillemots remind me of pigeons in their attitude and body shape. Maybe it’s the position of their wings? Maybe it’s the …

Woodpigeon - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Woodpigeon portraits

Woodpigeons have a very strange iris in their eye. It looks like it’s egg-shaped or a couple of overlapping circles, but it …

Stock Dove - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Stock Dove flypast

I remember the shock of finding out that Stock Doves exist. I know what a Feral Pigeon is: I know what a …

Short-Eared Owl - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Cattieface

There’s a Short-Eared Owl on the Island; I’ve read WhatsApp reports in the Westray birds & wildlife group. We’re driving to get …

Broken Glass - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Circles within circles

Do you ever feel that your life is a series of endlessly repeating circles-within-circles going nowhere? I’ve just had a shave, washed …

Wood Pigeons - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

2m rule

There’s currently an active debate about relaxing the 2m social distancing rule.

Wood Pigeon - Town Quay - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Thumbs up

Wood Pigeons may look ungainly on the ground, but when they fly, they are elegant. Although this one is carrying a heavy …

Pigeon - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

The Pigeon bath

The Feral Pigeons are having a bath. They’re bathing communally. Apart from this one: It looks like me getting in the sea, …

Rock Dove - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey

You see a Pigeon

The weather in Orkney may be grey but it’s never dull. I’m waiting at Kirkwall harbour for the Westray ferry when I …

Harris Hawk in Caffarella - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Mobbing a Harris Hawk

I’ve got a day off in Rome and have spent the morning in Parco della Caffarella. There’s not much wildlife around and …

House Sparrow - Lodmoor - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Noisy chirping

I’ve put a bird feeder outside my front window in Devon. It’s buzzing with activity, with House Sparrows, Robins, Dunnocks, Blue Tits, …

Woodpigeon - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Swimming in the air

I love Woodpigeons, or, as some people would say, I love Wood Pigeons. Their faces are so characterful. The white patch on …

Pigeon in Rome - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Urban wildlife

I’m spending a few days in Rome. I’m meandering around the back streets, ambling through city parks and strolling along the banks …

Pigeon - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Purple Pigeon

A quick trip out to one of the bridges on Brunel’s Great Western Railway in South Devon means a great view of …