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Birds seen on farmland in the UK: Wood Pigeon

Ashley Crombet-Beolens - Common Wood Pigeon
http://www.beolens.co.uk/digiscoping/galleries/woodpigeon/
Study the colour and the shape of body and head of the wood pigeon with this series of close-up colour images. Also gives Latin name.

British Garden Birds - Wood Pigeon
http://www.garden-birds.co.uk/birds/woodpigeon.htm
Investigate the bird with embarrassing walk that is familiar across the UK. Includes data on feeding and breeding, plus audio clip. 

Cliff Buckton - Wood Pigeon
http://homepage.virgin.net/cliff.buckton/Birding/England/Woodpig.htm
Enjoy this colour image taken in garden of enthusiast of bird common in UK that is often classified as vermin.

Digital Nature Photography - Wood Pigeon
http://www.digital-nature-photography.com/nature/voegel/wood-pigeon-photos.php
Appreciate the subtle markings and graduated colour of the wood-pigeon’s plumage with these three colour images. Also gives Latin name. 

MangoVerde - Common Wood-pigeon, Columba palumbus http://www.mangoverde.com/birdsound/spec/spec72-9.html
Find another two names for the wood-pigeon, plus audio files, and series of five colour photographs.

MSN Encarta - Wood Pigeon
http://encarta.msn.com/media_461541496/Wood_Pigeon.html
Read very short overview of the wood pigeon and scan colour photograph of bird on the ground. 

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Wood-pigeon
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/w/woodpigeon/
Scrutinize description of pigeon common across the UK and settles happily in urban areas becoming quite tame. Offers colour side-view illustration of adult.

Trek Nature - Wood Pigeon
http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Europe/France/photo10031.htm
Pore over this huge close-up image of a wood pigeon supported by detailed field notes and photographic technical data. 

BBCi - Wood Pigeon
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/255.shtml
Supplies a brief description of this crop-raiding bird, also known as a ring dove, or listen to its call in an audio clip. 

Wikipedia - Wood Pigeon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_Pigeon
Read about pigeon that migrates from northern Europe and Asia, but often resides all year in the warmer, more southerly, areas. View side-view colour photograph.

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