Wood Pigeon Courtship | Hopping, Bowing and Preening

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  • Опубліковано 24 сер 2024

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  • @PrisForrest-cw9yl
    @PrisForrest-cw9yl Рік тому +99

    Woodpigeons are a source of constant entertainment. They bow, strut, squabble and flirt on my shed roof for hours. Better than watching TV!!!

  • @woodpigeonlover
    @woodpigeonlover 11 місяців тому +55

    Watching wood pigeons is never boring. The are such beautiful creatures. Thank you for your video!

  • @thetyanneh
    @thetyanneh Рік тому +29

    I read (and saw) that they also do so called eye flashing (pinning). It's when they constrict their pupils. A rescued woodpigeon lives with me and he does all those things: hopping, preening under his wings and bowing. ❤

    • @jeandixon586
      @jeandixon586 Рік тому +7

      Oh wow - lucky you! And lucky him ♥️

  • @jeandixon586
    @jeandixon586 Рік тому +35

    And madam turns her back and flies off 😂 How baby pigeons ever get made is a mystery to me! Beaut of a video!

    • @MyBirdingYear
      @MyBirdingYear  Рік тому +10

      Thank you, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching.

    • @Rubiecat
      @Rubiecat 9 місяців тому +9

      they eventually find an interested gal, it's not all rejection out there !

    • @cae2525
      @cae2525 3 місяці тому +4

      The male usually follows the female for some time until she accepts him

  • @Ostralucia
    @Ostralucia 8 місяців тому +12

    Wood pigeon romance dramas are so entertaining

  • @hellcat4004
    @hellcat4004 4 місяці тому +4

    Never a dull moment with pigeons, is there?

    • @MyBirdingYear
      @MyBirdingYear  4 місяці тому +2

      They're very underrated birds, always interesting to watch.

  • @anniemac3075
    @anniemac3075 Рік тому +12

    Thank you for this, we have some Woodies visiting every day & now I can under better what's going on.
    A pair of them lay down beak to tail in one of my bird baths the other day, no room the other way around. They just laid there for ages, cooling down I imagine.
    Lovely birds.

  • @FeathersinWild
    @FeathersinWild Рік тому +9

    Lovely footage of wood pigeon. Like.

  • @VladimirAstapenkov
    @VladimirAstapenkov Рік тому +6

    Nice birds !

  • @Crow_Friend
    @Crow_Friend Рік тому +8

    The WP's here use the bowing with tail splayed as a territorial threat display.

  • @VideoNatur
    @VideoNatur Рік тому +8

    Great footage, I love his species! Kind regards, Rolf

  • @helenashton5334
    @helenashton5334 Рік тому +8

    Thank you for the video and information with it too. I must say I didn’t know it was the male doing the bowing, I do now. I get quite a few in my garden and I love to watch them.
    Thank you again for sharing your work 🙂

    • @MyBirdingYear
      @MyBirdingYear  Рік тому +1

      They're not to everyone's liking but I always find them really interesting and entertaining to watch. Thanks for watching and have a great week!

  • @saturahman7510
    @saturahman7510 3 місяці тому +1

    They are beautiful ! Greetings from Finland.

  • @jeandixon586
    @jeandixon586 Рік тому +9

    I love the bowing part! Our pidgies don't do that.

  • @HyperDragoonHx
    @HyperDragoonHx 9 місяців тому +4

    For female pigeons, "If you don't like the guy, just fly away."

  • @Ringduva
    @Ringduva 10 місяців тому +3

    this is so beautiful i'm gonna cry

  • @stressedvulture
    @stressedvulture 3 місяці тому

    I saw them having a little date outside my window during sunset and doing the little dance and sitting together!

  • @VladimirAstapenkov
    @VladimirAstapenkov Рік тому +4

    They coming in my garden aswell

  • @tinarichardson364
    @tinarichardson364 8 місяців тому +2

    I like watching them groom each other. It's cute when they kiss each other's faces, even if it does look more like a peck!

  • @mattmatty4670
    @mattmatty4670 10 місяців тому +5

    Funny little things

  • @Krang-e8j
    @Krang-e8j 10 місяців тому +5

    Could a female woodpigeon use bowing and hopping too?

  • @EmilyH-uq9cb
    @EmilyH-uq9cb 4 місяці тому

    Why are they so cute tho?? Most people I know hate woody's but I love them!! They are such loving birds

  • @user-ym6tr2lo6g
    @user-ym6tr2lo6g Рік тому +3

    Marvelous!!!

  • @flavietto9973
    @flavietto9973 Рік тому +4

    Really love it 😍😍😍

  • @thomaskok5773
    @thomaskok5773 4 місяці тому +3

    From borb to blob

  • @2steppa3
    @2steppa3 5 місяців тому

    That bowing is also used in aggression before they smack away a competing male.

  • @Redd0w
    @Redd0w 7 місяців тому +1

    There was a wood pigeon that kept visiting my garden but his tail was missing and he seemed to have an injured leg because he was limping, I’m guessing he was attacked by a cat or a fox. It was really sad one time when he was trying to bow in front of a female but he couldn’t open his tail feathers and kept stumbling over. 😢 Thankfully his tail grew back over time however I haven’t seen him in ages so idk if his leg ever healed, if it did then maybe he is still here but I no longer recognise him from the other pigeons now.

  • @user-vs1ok4ug3i
    @user-vs1ok4ug3i 9 місяців тому +2

    Птица мира❤️🕊️🕊️🕊️

  • @patate_insoumise4261
    @patate_insoumise4261 9 місяців тому

    What bird is the chirping in the background?

  • @ShabbirAli-nv9bk
    @ShabbirAli-nv9bk 4 місяці тому

    Baby food common wood, pigeon, please

  • @Bullet-Tooth-Tony-
    @Bullet-Tooth-Tony- Рік тому

    Where can I find a pair of woodies

  • @OmegaVideoGameGod
    @OmegaVideoGameGod 8 місяців тому

  • @FuckDaGovernment
    @FuckDaGovernment 10 місяців тому +2

    how these animals différanciate each other female or male?