I'm Free Well Almost

Today was a bit special as Phil Deacon popped around to the house, so that a ring could be placed on a Wood Pigeon I rescued 2 weeks back. This little fellow fell out of his nest and damaged himself, but after two weeks of care and rehabilitation, he's now ready to be released back into the wild. I'm thinking he's approximately 5 weeks old.

A fine looking specimen

Weighing in at 278 grams

And a Wingspan of 230 mm

This was his first attempt at taking off, but failed, so I shall try again tomorrow and somewhere cat free.

Thank you to Phil for taking the time to ring him / her and who knows I might get to see him in the garden this winter. The Wood Pigeon that is.