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What type of pigeon is this? He looks a lot like a wood pigeon except that his feathers are much whiter. This pigeon comes in my garden a lot. I did used to dislike pigeons gobbling all the food but I'm getting quite fond of this one. He was around last summer and was pleased to see him perched on the fence again at the start of this summer. He's obviously had some contact with humans as he has a tag on each leg. He seems fairly tame; he won't fly away at the site of a human although he will run away if anyone gets too close. I think he seems to recognise the sound of bird seed being shaken as when I do it he follows me and flies up onto the bird table as I'm pouring it out. 
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Not a woodpigeon. He is almost certainly a racing pigeon who has strayed or just decided to 'retire' from racing  With a band on each leg, it's likely he was in a race when he went missing. If he's been around that long, not much point trying to locate his home in my view. Many of them don't do well 'on the street', but I've had a couple where I am who have managed just fine and hung around for at least two years.
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Out of interest is it likely that the owner of the pigeon is local and can the tags on its feet be used to identify the owner? Even if that is true would it be a bad idea to handle the pigeon?
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It's safe to handle pigeons, you won't catch anything from them. As with any animal, use sensible hygiene.......wash your hands after handling. Cats carry more disease than pigeons. Where are you located?
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One of the bands should have the identification details - most are GB followed by the hatching year followed by the owner's or the club ID. If you had the details, may be possible to track the club. If it's a GB band then the Royal Pigeon Racing Association would have the owner's contact details, but personally I'd not bother to report the bird after that long.
It would do no harm handling a reasonably 'friendly' pigeon, but if he is wary of anyone being too close then trying to catch him could just possibly scare him off altogether if one misses the first time.
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good luck catching him..lol.. looks like he is eating well...
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He's beautiful!
I hope you can rescue him and return him home soon!
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thats a gorgeous pigeon you have there visiting you , hope you can capture it to help it find its way home , wouyld welcome that bird into my loft anytime .
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I'm not sure he's entirely free as it is--it sounds like he just decided that you would be feeding him rather than his original owner.
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it looks like a barless pigeon to me...
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I'm not so sure I can catch him anyway, he came and ate his seeds whilst I was sitting a couple of feet away but he ran away at the slightest movement from me. Quote:
If so, you can't see it on the pictures but the pigeon does have light coloured bars.
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maybe it's a red bar..
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He's a lucky one to have you feeding him and must have learned some survival skills to have made it this long. It would be nice to find the owner but the owner may not want him back-didn't have what it takes to make it home. Sad but it happens. I'd really love to see him have some where safe and secure at night, though. He must be a smart tough pigeon to have done so well on his own.
The other possibility is someone close by is loft flying him and he comes to visit-and has a snack!
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A pretty one too!
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