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JUNE 6, 2018
Castro Valley, CA. Norcal, East Bay
1) There is no bucket
2) About 2 hours ago I startled a band-tailed pigeon in my platform feeder.
OK. They are Patagioenas fasciata. They are a California native. They are a close relative of the extinct passenger pigeon.They really are huge, for a pigeon, and also have a yellow bill and feet.
Annnnd, that’s all I got.
Your turn.
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