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Janice
04-07-2007, 08:32
My husband was trying to wash the car last year and this collared dove...one of a pair... kept landing on his head!!!

The pair stayed around for months......landing on my son's hand as he walked to catch the school bus!! :D

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/Randdove.jpg

crap shot I know.... speed was of the essence! ;)

Venomator
04-07-2007, 08:34
Nicely captured J ... :thumbs: ... haven't seen them do that before ... :eek: ... 'cept in Trafalgar Square ... :D






:p

Lady Pitstop
04-07-2007, 08:39
How odd - could become the next 'must have' accessory:D

paulc
04-07-2007, 11:00
great shot, kinda reminds me of theat joke about the man in the doctors with a frog sitting on his head and the doctor says "well how did this happen?" and the frog says "well it started as a spot on my bum!"

I wonder if perhaps they have been someones pets?

DaveFeeder
04-07-2007, 11:01
He seems to have a quite nervous expression on his face.

Probably because he's got a bloke on his bum.

*boom boom*

Janice
04-07-2007, 11:14
Doh!!! :D


Well we live in the middle of nowhere so I doubt they were pets.. just ordinary country birds I think.

The nervous face was because a) it kept pecking at his head and b) I had just shouted at him to keep still !!!

Me shouting is enough to make anyone nervous!!! :D :lol:

moomike
04-07-2007, 11:25
Is it...is it a hat?
Great comedy shot Janice & well done for having the camera to hand & also for terrifying your husband into keeping still with a flying rat on his head :lol:

InaGlo
04-07-2007, 13:26
He! he! ... definately one for the family album that!:lol:

Janice
04-07-2007, 16:05
well done for having the camera to hand & also for terrifying your husband into keeping still with a flying rat on his head :lol:

It wasnt to hand Mike......I had to run indoors and fish it out from my Mini Trekker and put the right lens on!!

I shouted at him to stay still and thats why "the face"...he had been pecked to death by the time I got back outside!!!! :D :lol:

Nettie
04-07-2007, 16:22
It wasnt to hand Mike......I had to run indoors and fish it out from my Mini Trekker and put the right lens on!!

I shouted at him to stay still and thats why "the face"...he had been pecked to death by the time I got back outside!!!! :D :lol:

"pigeon-pecked husband" doesn't have the same ring to it somehow!!!:lol:
well captured, great shot :clap:

Janice
04-07-2007, 16:33
Goodness knows what it found to eat in there!!

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/Roger_bird.jpg

ranarama
04-07-2007, 16:39
Is his name Cliff?...bah, it doesn't work with Doves. Any chance you can redo the shot with a seagull?

mole2k
04-07-2007, 16:54
Great shot!

There used to be a crow were I used to live was similarily tame, it used to fly down and land on my shoulder anytime i was out the back garden. It also used to watch you through the windows although it would never come inside so i think it was actually tame. It would sit on the open window looking in but never venture further.

King_Boru
04-07-2007, 16:55
Bet you went through a few washing machines getting rid of the poo poo!

Thats pretty cool though.

Janice
04-07-2007, 17:06
Bet you went through a few washing machines getting rid of the poo poo!

Thats pretty cool though.

It didnt do poo poos luckily......thats just the colour of his hair!!! LOL :D :lol: :nono: :rules:

Forbiddenbiker
04-07-2007, 19:14
"pigeon-pecked husband" doesn't have the same ring to it somehow!!!:lol:


:D No, true. ... so what is a female pigeon called exactly ?... ;)

And you from the Scottish highlands as well. ;) :D



Goodness knows what it found to eat in there!!



Nest material. :eek: :lol:

Nice capture Janice. ...'not such a good take cos you where rushing' ...hey, thats my excuse! :lol:

jewel
05-07-2007, 12:32
Interesting......:D