Street Gangs of Malaga ( i.imgur.com )

I am currently on holidays in spain and there were a lot of parakeets around, also tons of collared doves who i’d guess outnumber the feral pidgeons there. Pretty cool

Today while cycling i saw a flamboyant hoopoe, which i recognized because i saw it on here. I was hyped. This is my first time somewhat far away from home since i started watching birds and it’s amazing to see what’s going on here. The birds are going off!

Raiderkev ,

I was in Kauai recently. I go there once a year if I can, and I’ve read about invasive parakeets being an issue there, but never seen any. One night on my last trip I was at the beach, and a straight up swarm flew over. I’m talking about sky filled with birds, and they go back as far as the eye can see. It was a crazy sight to see.

littlebluespark ,
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No “d” in pigeon, btw.

AchtungDrempels OP ,

I should have known, i looked that up before. Somehow i just want to write it with a ‘d’. Thank you, i think this will push me now to never do it again :)

Stovetop ,

On the ledge in the fridge you can fidget with a smidgeon of pigeon.

English is dum.

chonglibloodsport ,

There is a very similar word that has a d before the g: pidgin. It’s a form of a language (usually English) which is simplified and commonly spoken by non-native speakers.

azulavoir ,

I actually think the problem is Pokémon and the Pidgey line

streetfestival ,
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Enjoy your holidays and the novel birds, and thanks for thinking of us by sharing this :)

AchtungDrempels OP ,

Yeah, when i saw that flamboyant hoopoe i was immediately thinking of you all, haha.

I also really enjoy the birds i know in different setting, like the beach blackbird or hearing the mountain wood pigeon (no ‘d’) coo.

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