[joe2]

Took this photo of a lost racing pigeon today, taken in a car park at Hegistbury Head Dorset, I noticed it has a odd looking rings on it's left leg, anyone know what it is?

[andy Burgess]

"odd looking ring" said the actress to the bishop

[OLDYELLOW]

Did you catch it and report it ????? if so owner could tell you , never seen out like it other than Chinese whistles maybe wind go through holes and whistles ??? Don't know

[ljb107]

You tend to see rings like that with the turkish and indian birds.

http://www.youtube.c...d&v=BzcpU_l97ZI

Lloyd

[yeboah]

Looking at reg ring GB 10 V ,What region that from ?

[OLDYELLOW]

ljb107, on 25 November 2011 - 23:11 PM, said:

You tend to see rings like that with the turkish and indian birds.

http://www.youtube.c...d&v=BzcpU_l97ZI

Lloyd

look like they mainly sound like clanking when walking around , but also could whistle in flight , someone may know

[andy Burgess]

yeboah, on 25 November 2011 - 23:12 PM, said:

Looking at reg ring GB 10 V ,What region that from ?

have to contact R.P.R.A. for issue , private member or select club , other looks like a leg splint could be "braille"

[joe2]

OLDYELLOW, on 25 November 2011 - 23:09 PM, said:

Did you catch it and report it ????? if so owner could tell you , never seen out like it other than Chinese whistles maybe wind go through holes and whistles ??? Don't know

No, I didn't catch it, I haven't seen anything like it either, hence the post.

[THE FIFER]

think the odd ring is to keep BOP away they whistle,

[geordie1234]

What the hell is on top off the pigeon

[ljb107]

THE FIFER, on 25 November 2011 - 23:27 PM, said:

think the odd ring is to keep BOP away they whistle,

Not sure how the ring would whistle, my birds have always tucked their legs in while flying.

This is what whistles:-


Young tumbler cross with a hatong.

Lloyd

geordie1234, on 25 November 2011 - 23:47 PM, said:

What the hell is on top off the pigeon

Looks like an earth worm to me

[REDROCKET]

andy Burgess, on 25 November 2011 - 22:21 PM, said:

have to contact R.P.R.A. for issue , private member or select club , other looks like a leg splint could be "braille"

could be braille lol

andy Burgess, on 25 November 2011 - 22:21 PM, said:

have to contact R.P.R.A. for issue , private member or select club , other looks like a leg splint could be "braille"

could be braille lol

[homestead]

andy Burgess, on 25 November 2011 - 23:08 PM, said:

"odd looking ring" said the actress to the bishop

Trust you Andy

[joe2]

Can't find anything like it on google, very odd, if you notice the lower ring is loose & not attached to the large perforated ring.

[DJWa]

if not any of the above could it be for a tracking device

[ivory]

I would suggest it supports a previously broken leg. The leg looks a bit out of normal shape.

[joe2]

ivory, on 26 November 2011 - 11:32 AM, said:

I would suggest it supports a previously broken leg. The leg looks a bit out of normal shape.

Can't be, both the upper & lower rings had no joins, so must have been put on when young.

[just ask me]

never seen anything like it tbh i have no idea

[rolldowns]

looks like a leg splint thats starting to perish with the weather like a race rubber does