wood pigeon
Cooing gray bird
A wood pigeon is a large gray European pigeon with a white patch on the neck and white wing bars, common in woodlands and increasingly in urban areas.
Known for its distinctive cooing call and somewhat clumsy flight.
Wood pigeons have been raiding the garden again.
Soft murmuring sounds
- murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
- softYielding to touch
- melodicMusically pleasing to hear
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
soothing · dawn · chorus · territorial · mating call · gentle · resonant · distinctive
Gentle cooing bird
- feralWild after domestication
- ornithologyScientific study of birds
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
wings · plumage · nesting · roosting · flock · perching · avian · egg-laying
Plant embryos in casings
shoots · crops · clover · ivy · pecking · gleaning · agricultural · farmland
Agreeably fat, well-filled
- roundedHaving no sharp angles
- greyNeutral achromatic tone
- stockyShort and solidly built
- full-bodiedIntense, complete flavor
chunky · hefty · portly · iridescent · rosy
Large populated area
- parksPublic recreation grounds
- gardensCultivated planting areas
- rooftopsUpper surfaces of buildings
- balconyRaised exterior platform
squares · streets · adaptation · tame · population · residential · feeding stations · suburban
cooing
Soft murmuring sounds
repetitive · soothing · dawn · chorus · territorial · mating call · gentle · resonant · distinctive · woodland
dove
Gentle cooing bird
- feralWild after domestication
- ornithologyScientific study of birds
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
beak · wings · plumage · nesting · roosting · flock · perching · avian · egg-laying · breeding
seeds
Plant embryos in casings
buds · shoots · crops · clover · ivy · pecking · gleaning · agricultural · farmland · feeding
plump
Agreeably fat, well-filled
full-bodied · chunky · hefty · portly · iridescent · rosy
city
Large populated area
balcony · squares · streets · adaptation · tame · population · residential · feeding stations · suburban · coexistence
game bird
Fowl legally hunted
decoy · hide · shotgun · season · bag limit · culling · pest control · countryside · roast · gamey
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- game animalsdeer, wild boar, pheasant, quail, grouse
- game meatvenison, pheasant, quail, wild boar, rabbit
- pigeonsrock dove, homer, carrier, squabs, fantail
- poultry dishesfried chicken, roast chicken, chicken wings, chicken soup, crispy duck
- small poultrybantam, quail, Cornish hen, poussin, silkie
wood pigeonrock dove
Common gray urban pigeon
feral pigeon · street pigeon · domestic pigeon · racing pigeon · homing pigeon