Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) puffed up to keep warm in the snow

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Fifty eight metres at 09:45am on Tuesday 9th February 2021, on a cold winter morning with snow blizzards rolling in from the continent of an Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus), puffed up to try and retain extra body heat off Chessington Avenue in Bexleyheath, Kent.

Wood pigeons are the largest and most common pigeon in the UK, and forms part of the Dove and pigeon family, genus Columba, family Columbidae. Known locally as the 'Culver' in Southeast England, these game birds are a protected species in abundance with over five and a half breeding pairs in the UK,  and can grow to 42cms in length and weigh up to 550g.
Wood pigeon is also eaten regularly in the UK, a meaty bird with a distinctive deep gamey flavour. It is low in fat and high in protein and iron with a delicate texture that can be enjoyed at any time of the year. Commercially bought whole Wood pigeons sell from as little as a few pounds each.  

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LATITUDE: N 51d 28m 28.21s
LONGITUDE: E  0d  8m 10.43s
ALTITUDE: 56.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB  NEF: 91.9MB
PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 31.30MB

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Taken in: UK / England / Bexley / Brampton (show map)

Taken on: February 9, 2021

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