Hi
Seems you have a quite unusual woodpigeon! Urban woodies and others who live around human habitation generally tend to be less disturbed by our presence than those more out in the country, but still somewhat wary. But, like feral pigeons, they can recognize individual humans as 'OK'.
Guess it depends a bit on what his daily routine is. Does he come to visit at certain times (to get his handout) or does he hang around most of the day? If he spends most of his time with - or in the vicinity of - other woodies then he probably also forages with them for more natural food. If that's the case then he may well be puzzled by the change, but unlikely to suffer as a result. Maybe the next resident will be bird-friendly too, with luck.
My personal view is that it could be difficult for him to be removed from the area he knows to a new place, where he would not be aware of where to look for natural food, and could have a problem establishing himself where there may be a particularly territorial woodie in residence. I frequently see a whole bunch of 'em feeding together, but they do seem to have their own 'patch', be it a particular tree for roosting and/or nesting, or wherever.
As I say, kinda depends on just how 'domesticated' he has become.
John
Seems you have a quite unusual woodpigeon! Urban woodies and others who live around human habitation generally tend to be less disturbed by our presence than those more out in the country, but still somewhat wary. But, like feral pigeons, they can recognize individual humans as 'OK'.
Guess it depends a bit on what his daily routine is. Does he come to visit at certain times (to get his handout) or does he hang around most of the day? If he spends most of his time with - or in the vicinity of - other woodies then he probably also forages with them for more natural food. If that's the case then he may well be puzzled by the change, but unlikely to suffer as a result. Maybe the next resident will be bird-friendly too, with luck.
My personal view is that it could be difficult for him to be removed from the area he knows to a new place, where he would not be aware of where to look for natural food, and could have a problem establishing himself where there may be a particularly territorial woodie in residence. I frequently see a whole bunch of 'em feeding together, but they do seem to have their own 'patch', be it a particular tree for roosting and/or nesting, or wherever.
As I say, kinda depends on just how 'domesticated' he has become.
John
