Wood Pigeon Call (Columba palumbus)

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Wood Pigeon Call (Columba palumbus)

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Wood Pigeon call. The Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) has a five note call that is a familiar sound in many gardens and woodlands.
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@LaggardlySort 2 жыл бұрын

Everyone in the UK knows this banger

@Thunderwear2008 6 ай бұрын

And ireland

@MH-eu9iw 5 ай бұрын

And holland

@timnook73 5 ай бұрын

And germany

@Kotai_shrimpchip 5 ай бұрын

Yes germany

@Fishemoji121 5 ай бұрын

Ikr

@MrTehRave Жыл бұрын

My childhood. Waking up on lazy summer mornings, hearing this from the garden across. Serenity.

@boroszsuzsanna6882 Жыл бұрын

I remember when I was a kid and the class window was open in spring it was so quiet all you could hear was this hearing this sound brings me back. So much nostalgia and so relaxing.

@shubhashismishra2694 Жыл бұрын

@Klop909 Жыл бұрын

This comment brought me back to elementary school, just for a moment. Man nostalgia is a hell of a thing.

@erinpokamisa16 Жыл бұрын

Same!

@Thawhid 8 ай бұрын

I'm sure it's a mating call too. Atleast it's attracting someone

@quaidobanks 2 ай бұрын

Okay unc

@stephensmyth4830 3 жыл бұрын

Spent my whole life thinking it was an owl that woke me up 😂

@apexorange7590 3 жыл бұрын

Bro sameeeee

@flowetrypoetryblackroseart1533 3 жыл бұрын

Ahh damn it, a bit disapointed that I'm hearing pigeons right now. Always thought it was owls I was listening to hehehehe 😫😭😂

@plagueinater 3 жыл бұрын

@@flowetrypoetryblackroseart1533 WHAT! HOW DO SO MANY PEOPLE THINK THEY WERE OWLS!

@plagueinater 3 жыл бұрын

@@apexorange7590 JSSBHSHSJSJ! HOW!

@flowetrypoetryblackroseart1533 3 жыл бұрын

@@plagueinater I have no idea, I just assumed they were. My bad 😂

@txmchis 3 жыл бұрын

Please stand for the National anthem of The United Kingdom.

@MyBirdingYear 3 жыл бұрын

:) Great comment!

@EVERTONFC. 2 жыл бұрын

Hilarious. Id burn them but they'll probably burn themselves the friggin divvys. Mongs of the bird world but I've got to feed the little gets now. Pain in the arse..

@ChristmasDarkening 2 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@lindaraccoon 2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't be more apt

@sweetwater6319 2 жыл бұрын

Of western Europe*

@gabs2828 3 жыл бұрын

My morning bangers

@amazingperson6305 2 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@4ant. Жыл бұрын

kuu kuuu ku ku

@dailaffin9066 Жыл бұрын

I have them for dinner, quite tasty yum yum

@xsm5525 21 күн бұрын

it's funny how they all know the 1 same song

@ghostgirl1632x 13 күн бұрын

Real

@stephenphilpott6772 Жыл бұрын

Sunny mornings wouldn't be the same without them. Personally speaking I think they are beautiful birds.

@MorgauxMinx 3 жыл бұрын

All I can hear is them angrily saying “you CAN’T go swimming”

@MyBirdingYear 3 жыл бұрын

That's a great description :)

@SiiKei 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! I can't unhear it now! 😁

@DrakesofAsgard 3 жыл бұрын

That's all i'm going to hear from now on... Thank you

@bigmort6916 3 жыл бұрын

🤣👍🏻

@TheNails3 3 жыл бұрын

Haha that's hilarious

@shinmadd3517 2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of playing video games all night and going to sleep when I heard these birds at 5am and getting a whole two hours of sleep.

@pmaccas3925 2 жыл бұрын

Hear them frequently and many times when camping. We always thought it sounds like, "your food is ready" or "the force is with you" 😂

@MyBirdingYear 2 жыл бұрын

Those are great! 'My toe hurts betty' is another one I often see - apparently it took off after being mentioned on Radcliffe and Maconie's radio show.

@princessjodii Жыл бұрын

Omg I can hear it!!! Hahha

@blazingrayner1254 Жыл бұрын

I can hear that lol

@sergeantbird Жыл бұрын

The one i grew up with was slightly inappropriate 😅

@patrickchoque7720 Жыл бұрын

Kate Bush uses them a lot in the latter half of her album “Aerial”. In the song “Aerial Tal” she actually imitates a woodpigeon.

@paulwade1763 2 жыл бұрын

It's a privilege to hear this beautiful bird song...it always amazes me that the pitch and rhythmic pattern is almost the same every time. The song ' if you knew Suzy' always comes to mind when I hear them...

@DitieBun 2 жыл бұрын

I know right, I love hearing the same 5 notes every 4 seconds for 8 seconds at a time 73 times a day!

@darkracer1252 Жыл бұрын

i fucking hate this sound. any bird that sounds like a 5 second clip on repeat just gets to my nerves.

@DarkAutumn3D 3 жыл бұрын

I love the sound they make.. Always have...

@MyBirdingYear 3 жыл бұрын

Not the most tuneful of birds but I agree with you, its always great to hear them calling.

@MrHimyhimy 2 жыл бұрын

Same idk why

@bellywood7688 2 жыл бұрын

@@MrHimyhimy My dad thinks if he mimicks it they'll shut up lol. Grumpy old git

@princessjodii 2 жыл бұрын

Same so cute 😍

@Wackaz 2 жыл бұрын

Me too my friend... Me too :,)

@janlewis3667 3 жыл бұрын

I just love their call. It is so distinctive. xxxxxx

@shubhashismishra2694 Жыл бұрын

@4ant. Жыл бұрын

kuu ku ku ku ku ku kuu

@phheonnixx Жыл бұрын

This is what you hear 24/7 in the UK.

@Chloe4656. 2 жыл бұрын

I remember always hearing these pigeon sounds early in the morning when I was younger.

@justafriendlycryptid Жыл бұрын

A soft and soothing call. I adore these lil pidges and thank them for their nostalgic song and comfort.

@MollyNicholson-dn2yf Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for allowing the bird to take centre stage, and not spoiling it by standing in front of the camera with your own commentary. Very enjoyable! Such an evocative sound, full of childhood memories.

@MyBirdingYear Жыл бұрын

Appreciate your your comment, thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching.

@greenghoul157 19 күн бұрын

I love these goofy fat birds and their morning wake up alarm

@Whispurrr- Жыл бұрын

“It’s YOU who’s stupid!”

@JonTheGeek Жыл бұрын

I spent 7 years in england and I can still pick this sound out, takes me back to my childhood.

@TheOptimod Жыл бұрын

I love the emphasis on the second word in their call.

@AlexRoseGames 3 ай бұрын

it isn't actually the second word in their call, it's the first word, there is just a 3 beat gap between the 4th and 5th word and then they immediately repeat it, so it makes you think the last word is the first word so e.g. if you are hearing "my CALL sounds.. like this... my CALL sounds.. like this.... my CALL sounds.. like this..." the real call is "CALL sounds like this... my / CALL sounds like this... my / CALL sounds like this... my!" they always end with the extra syllable. the video also made the same mistake but next time you hear them listen, they always drop that note at the end because that's the true end of their call and the "second" note is the start

@SaturdayIsMyBae 3 ай бұрын

@@AlexRoseGamesYEAHHH i always noticed that little hoot at the end, i always was so intrigued by the woodpidgeons call

@chocciechippie4770 Жыл бұрын

I really like how round and cute pigeons are. They start cooing around 4AM in my area. 🕊️

@evi_bot 2 жыл бұрын

Listening to this in Vancouver... sometimes we get homesick for the strangest things! Thanks for transporting me back home, just for a minute.

@CG00001 2 жыл бұрын

When this banger plays at 5:30am

@Storeranger Жыл бұрын

There he is, the 2016 bird.

@tytec5 2 жыл бұрын

I love this sound so much..... I wish we had Wood pigeon in the US.

@Corgipon Жыл бұрын

Well, we have the mourning dove, which has a similar call.

@85parrot Ай бұрын

I do like them, but a 5.30am serenade gets a little wearing

@Kotai_shrimpchip 5 ай бұрын

I hear them so often in germany...:) they give me summer vibes

@somethingorotheridunno Жыл бұрын

I remember the first time i saw a woodpigeon as a kid. I said to my mother "look at that fat pidgy over there, mum!" 😆

@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- 3 жыл бұрын

Stand up for the British alarm clock every morning.

@markizica 3 жыл бұрын

They are soooo beautiful!!!!

@AH-be6bu 10 ай бұрын

As a Brit living abroad, I do miss hearing this, especially on a balmy summer evening. Something about it is comforting to me.

@denderrbd1 2 жыл бұрын

I had to come listen to this bird call because in Susan Branch's book: A Fine Romance: Falling In Love With The English Countryside, she says the birds sound like they're saying, "My toe hurts, Betty!" And they do!

@kimcornwall4246 2 жыл бұрын

Omg, I cannot unhear this now. 😆

@85parrot Ай бұрын

Echoing down the chimney at 6am? Absolute tuuuuuunnne

@MyBirdingYear 28 күн бұрын

I get this as well :)

@Jasmine-pv4gt 2 жыл бұрын

Omg I absolutely love wood pigeons!! Their my fav I love them so much! Their so peaceful to watch absolutely love listening to their calls

@peterandcarolwarden2867 2 жыл бұрын

I love them with a bit of Barley and New Potatoes. 😋 Only joking 🤔.

@mozart736 2 жыл бұрын

I so proud to say I have 2 wood pigeons that come to me. I can stand at my kitchen window and they both fly down giving me permission to come out. I then come out with some brioche rolls (their favourite) and they do circles at my feet. I need to tell them to often to calm the hell down and be patient lol. Love them though.... and the sparrows too

@michaelhamilton4133 Жыл бұрын

If you can’t hear this sound right now you probably don’t like where you live

@elliottwhite417 9 ай бұрын

Reminds me of being around 5 to 8 years old. Could hear it everyday without fail outside with my friends

@boop53 2 жыл бұрын

2014. Getting dressed to get ready for primary school. It was gonna be a hot day today, so you could were a skirt or your shorts. You remember to put on your suncream before leaving the house, with your bookbag in your hand.

@TheSm1thers 2 жыл бұрын

Every brit knows this sound

@brooke4175 2 жыл бұрын

I played this to a pigeon and it started cooing back and another pigeon flew towards me aswell

@firegator6853 2 жыл бұрын

i hear them sometimes when we go to our village...such peaceful song

@JosephsJungle8 Жыл бұрын

Love how everyone in the comments is saying what they think it sounds like for example ‘you can’t go swimming’ ‘the force is with you’ ‘my toes hurt Betty’ ‘the force be with you’

@kingarthurthethirdthst3804 Жыл бұрын

so mournful and... distant like the bird can be calling right next to you but it still sounds like miles away

@juvetafrolovaite 2 жыл бұрын

We have them here in Lithuania as well. Reminds me of old school days and cemetery.

@ThatSlimeDood 2 жыл бұрын

Banger songs only people from the UK know

@milkenjoyer14 Жыл бұрын

If there is a "European sound", this is it. Wood pigeons are ubiquitous in Europe but almost nowhere else.

@Adderall44 2 жыл бұрын

Wait it's not an owl making this sound??.... what!

@VideoNatur 3 жыл бұрын

The greatest dove is a wonderfull bird. Well done! Best regards, Rolf

@MyBirdingYear 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rolf, glad you enjoyed the video.

@pedrotbird5426 2 ай бұрын

WE MAKING IT OUT OF MY GRANDMAS GARDEN WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥‼️

@pigpig252 Жыл бұрын

As a kid I used to wake up very early and would always hear this sound coming down the chimney just after dawn. Very nostalgic

@omfgSHORYUKEN 2 жыл бұрын

basically all you ever hear in the UK

@icemaster523 3 жыл бұрын

Wow finally found out what it is after over 10 years of wondering :O

@MyBirdingYear 3 жыл бұрын

Glad the video helped solve the mystery! Thanks for watching :)

@carolkemp5935 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed the call of the Wood pigeon. I have a young pigeon, around 3 to 4 weeks old. It was looking a little down, so I played your video. The young bird perked up and wandered around, she looked so much happier. My 2 budgies are watching a budgie video on my phone and the pigeon is watching a pigeon video on my laptop. This video will be a regular, thank you.

@scribblecloud Жыл бұрын

im glad im not the only one that grew up with these sounds xP

@rss6482 2 жыл бұрын

So this is what wakes me up?

@highrisingglasgow 6 ай бұрын

reminds me of my grandparent’s house, it is so quiet and you hear them all the time

@tocraneandcrane Ай бұрын

I just discovered that a wood pigeon couple has built a nest in the tree right outside my window 💕 I feel so privileged I get to watch them, they are one of my favorite birds. Though now I never open that window because I don't wanna risk disturbing them, haha.

@Thunderwear2008 6 ай бұрын

This is pure nostalgia

@mrsquackers8368 3 жыл бұрын

Love these birds.

@MyBirdingYear 3 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean, not every ones favourite but I always find them really interesting - one of the most intelligent bird species apparently.

@brownthunder3944 2 жыл бұрын

Me too. i couldn't eat a whole one tho.

@Aaronwandimemsional 11 ай бұрын

Wood pigeons are so cute and cuddly🤗

@DannyEastes 7 ай бұрын

as a kid I always thought it was saying "wood piiiiig-eon, pigeon... wood piiiig-geon, pigeon..."

@TheKickboxingCommunity Жыл бұрын

This one sounds very different than all the other doves/pigeons. For some reason this one is funny to me

@chriswaring5565 Жыл бұрын

IF YOU LISTEN TO THE WOOD PIGEON COO IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S SAYING I DONT WANT TO GO,I DONT WANT TO GO

@Jan-jc4rx 3 ай бұрын

One same love couple come to my garden every year. They are so cute, and make my day so much better 😊😊😊

@BioBush 3 жыл бұрын

Their irises look so different! Any idea why they have the oval shape? Thanks again for introducing us to the "common" birds which are so interesting to people from other parts of the world!

@MyBirdingYear 3 жыл бұрын

You have a good eye for detail, I hadn't noticed this before! I found an answer in a bird forum - its seems that although wood pigeons appear to have non-circular pupils, the pupil is in fact circular but due to a spot of dark pigment in the iris, the pupil seems to be non-circular. No idea what advantage the dark pigment on the iris gives though.

@nicynodle2 2 жыл бұрын

Could be similar to goat, but rather then horizontal for a 360 view of all land predators. Angled to scan above for air predators, below for food, and sideways for land predators

@thursday1679 Ай бұрын

Grew up listening to this beautiful sound

@user-uy9fk6il7z 3 жыл бұрын

Какие они красивые, фантастически красивые.

@ThomasWeiskirch 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is very beautiful footage! Fantastic video my friend, great work! Thumbs up from me 👍

@MyBirdingYear 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video!

@Skibidilke 9 ай бұрын

Cute and handsome

@creepquest Жыл бұрын

The sound of the childhood

@izo9885 5 ай бұрын

Wow, this was so nastolgic to hear this call! Haven’t heard these birds in over 20 years- thank you so much for sharing!

@Ka-Chow95_ 2 ай бұрын

When I was a kid, I could do this noise so well

@RoBrixPlaysTvIsTheBestYT Жыл бұрын

AT 8 o' clock I always hear this same sound ringing in my head

@yan5200 11 ай бұрын

This reminds me of waking up at grandma's house Never heard them at my house but always at nanny's

@5Dale65 4 ай бұрын

You can't mistake it with any other bird or animal at all! It's so distinctive! ☺

@PeteRed-ig3fp 6 күн бұрын

Lived outside for months in UK woods and I can honestly say I've never waito throttle anything so much bless em from dawn till dust they never stopped 😂

@celinedeslongchampsoiseaux1583 3 жыл бұрын

It's very nice to hear their cooing! At home, I am not so lucky because I have no pigeons that come in my feeders! Very nice video! Celine

@Dragon-Slay3r Жыл бұрын

Power of Love?

@zander6907 2 ай бұрын

Whenever I was sleeping at mmy grandmas I would always wake up to this noise. It was nice t o listen to this

@LittleLoraLU 2 жыл бұрын

my cat got crazy from this video

@pourocks Жыл бұрын

Using this to look for pigeons in the attic

@juliee.7072 Жыл бұрын

The woodpigeon on my windowsill bobbed its head to this

@captainspectre720 4 ай бұрын

Everyone in the british isles knows this banger

@SoreEyeMusic 11 сағат бұрын

Can confirm that all pigeons in Denmark have this exact song. So strange that they all insist on the exact same five notes in the (sort of) same rhythm.

@Door_chewer 2 ай бұрын

It sounds like theyre saying "Potatoes! Love em!

@ZackZT11 3 ай бұрын

All my cats came and ran to the tv

@AnimalPk5-xn6cv 2 жыл бұрын

I value people who love animals and they are very special people

@dianaaston9239 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely agree with your principle people who are animal lovers are worth having the time of day for as these people will usually be kind ❤ and have empathy ❤and compassion as they also realize that animals have feelings and emotions ❤ just like people they also sense fear

@ewrwfewfe2637 4 ай бұрын

the sound of waking up

@bertdaggler4837 3 жыл бұрын

Someone told me that the pigeons are saying "It's hurting, daddy!" and I've never been able to un-hear it. Thought I'd share that little bit of misery with you all

@MyBirdingYear 3 жыл бұрын

On a more positive note, try hearing 'a proud wood-pig-eon' :) Thank you for watching!

@bertdaggler4837 3 жыл бұрын

@@MyBirdingYear That's certainly a lot nicer! I'll try and reprogram my mind

@barefootangel3634 3 жыл бұрын

My mum reckons they are saying “your dirty “ so now I can’t unhear that lol

@alextheconfuddled8983 2 жыл бұрын

@@barefootangel3634 oh shit its in a fucken british accent as well

@lukekeene-cosby915 2 жыл бұрын

Oh it could be saying " My burger tastes good. My burger tastes good."

@TideFloof252 Жыл бұрын

This is what I wake up to in the morning

@barnaclefelching4079 Жыл бұрын

It's just so utterly beautiful, I really do

@Zack-qr3py 5 ай бұрын

fixing the Satsuma with this banger is such a vibe

@ns3429 Жыл бұрын

It never gets tired of this song. "hrr, hrrrrr, hrrr, hrr-hrr.... hrr, hrrrrrrrrrrr, hrrr, hrr-hrr.... hrr, hrrrrr, hrrr, hrr-hrr.... hrr, HrRrRrRr, hrrr, hrr-hrr.... hrrr..

@magicfuntime 3 жыл бұрын

Got a pair of these nesting in a tree right under my bedroom window...noisy lol!

@MyBirdingYear 3 жыл бұрын

I can imagine that would be noisy! Hope it's not too bad, and thanks for watching!

@magicfuntime 3 жыл бұрын

@@MyBirdingYear Been having them for a few years now unsure if the same pair but they hang about my garden everyday and don't seem that bothered about me at all,they land close by often catching my gaze..cute really!

@snsopmilk8353 2 жыл бұрын

I get so nostalgic when i hear this sound.

@captaindailymemes5853 5 ай бұрын

no one: The birds at 1 am

@sem_tb 6 ай бұрын

Dit is dus da takke beest waardoor ik iedere ochtend wakker wordt.

@Horsiesforcourses1713 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE this sound. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@CatherineBirch-m5r Ай бұрын

I hear this sound all the time in the summer.

@przemysawturlej9641 Жыл бұрын

Childhood asmr

@anonymousceleb1148 2 жыл бұрын

They either say "Hello, I'm alive", "Let's have sex", or "This is my tree, get away from tree you immigrant pigeon that is literally me". It's either survival, arousal or pure jingoism.