The Living Forest (221) : Wood Pigeon
The Wood Pigeon is the largest pigeon in Europe and lives mostly in the forest.
In winter however, this bird is often leaving the forest in search of food.
Icy temperatures below zero and a bloody cold wind made this ‘half frozen’ wood pigeon sit motionless with all its feathers set up as insulation against the winter coldness.
Dutch name : Houtduif
German name : Ringeltaube
Latin name : Columba palumbus
Dani Lehner 12/03/2013 16:27
An impressive fellow!Nice pose, perfectly sharp.
Very good shot indeed
Thanks for sharing.
Kind regards
Dani
Jochen Braband 26/01/2013 19:00
Sieht nicht so aus, als ob die Taubevon den kalten Temperaturen begeistert wäre!
Sehr schönes Tierfoto!
Alles Gute, Jochen
Claudio Oldrini 26/01/2013 14:25
Fine shot,wonderful!Claudio
Silvia Simonato. 24/01/2013 22:54
Fantástica captura. Una imagen muy bien vista y registrada!!Saludos Silvia
Véronique Soulier 24/01/2013 9:42
Excellent shot, good sharpness and detailsgreetings VS
Philomena Hammer 24/01/2013 9:00
eine hervorragende Aufnahme, klar, knackscharf und mit perfekten Farben.LG
Markus 4 24/01/2013 8:59
absolute Spitzenklasse. Anhand der mit Frost überzogenen Äste sieht man, daß die fliegende Ratte zu Recht aufgeplustert istHabedieehre
Markus
Wolfgang Bazer 24/01/2013 7:25
Anexcellent photo!Cheers Wolfgang
Brigitte Hoffmann 24/01/2013 0:12
Vor der Kälte hat sich diese Ringeltaube aufgeplustert!Schöner Schnappschuss, Mark.
Salut Brigitte
Angelika Ritter 23/01/2013 21:38
wow..thats a beauty.specialy with the ice on the branch..
lg angie
Adele D. Oliver 23/01/2013 20:41
a frosty but beautiful scene with the icy branches against the blue sky and this pigeon so puffed up and looking cold and lonely ... a fine shot !!!greetings, Adele
Lawson McCulloch 23/01/2013 20:06
A fine shot of this often overlooked bird.best wishes,
Lawson
aline64 23/01/2013 20:01
Un beau shoot de ce pigeon au plumage très beauAmicalement
A. Lötscher -Bergjäger- 23/01/2013 18:25
Schön hast du diese Ringeltaube auf dem mit Rauhreif belegten Baum erwischt!LG Bergjäger
Vera Shulga 23/01/2013 18:06
well catch!wonderful image of this wood pigeon
(really, is very cold from your photo :-) )
greetings, Vera