http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/07/31/what-to-my-wondering-eyes-should-appear/ A Bird Blog with Kate St. John Sat, 18 May 2013 21:53:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/07/31/what-to-my-wondering-eyes-should-appear/comment-page-1/#comment-2398 Kate St. John Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:21:58 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=581#comment-2398 If the black bird you’re talking about has all the features of a pigeon except the color, it’s a pigeon. Pigeon fanciers bred pigeons to get a variety of colors. Some of those color morphs are even found in the wild population. The all-black pigeon is called a “spread morph.” Click here for a list of the main morphs.

]]> http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/07/31/what-to-my-wondering-eyes-should-appear/comment-page-1/#comment-2396 J Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:01:00 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=581#comment-2396 LOL, stupid birds. They sure are everywhere in Oakland though. There always seems to be a whole flock of them around 5th Avenue between S. Bouquet and Oakland. They just walk around in the grass and in the street seemingly without a care in the world. Actually some of them may not be pigeons as they appear to be all black though they’re the same size as the pigeons.

]]> http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/07/31/what-to-my-wondering-eyes-should-appear/comment-page-1/#comment-2384 CHW Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:13:34 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=581#comment-2384 How funny is this! I vote for defiant appearance! LOL What a good chuckle for us falconistas at the end of the week. Thanks

]]> http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/07/31/what-to-my-wondering-eyes-should-appear/comment-page-1/#comment-2383 Amy F Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:13:32 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=581#comment-2383 Pigeons really don’t have much in the way of brains, do they? Thanks for the laugh.

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