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Last post 09-06-2008, 8:25 PM by thekiwi. 3 replies.
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  •  09-06-2008, 10:36 AM 58326

    Help identify

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    I live in central Indiana. I am uploading a picture of a bird that has been spending the last 3 nights in my backyard. It has been banded. Green band on right leg and yellow on the left. I would like to know what kind it is and what the bands mean on the legs.

    Thanks, Bill


  •  09-06-2008, 10:52 AM 58327 in reply to 58326

    Re: Help identify

    Well, it's a pigeon but I don't know what kind or what the bands might mean.  Others I'm sure will know more.

    Twin Lakes Ranch
    Central Texas
  •  09-06-2008, 12:18 PM 58329 in reply to 58327

    Re: Help identify

    It is a domesticated Rock Dove.  The Pigeon probably has an owner's band on it and is often kept for pleasure, as well as, racing and homing exercises.  Look in your community for a large number of these hanging out around someone's home.  That is probably where there is a Loft and their home.

    p.s.  They come in a wide range of colors and mixtures of colors 

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  •  09-06-2008, 8:25 PM 58364 in reply to 58329

    Re: Help identify

    yep it is someones pet pigeon
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