Ringing a Wood Pigeon – my first adult ringed
Last Saturday, 10th February 2018, I was busy revising for my GCSE exams. The weather was pretty bad and so Dad and I had not gone to the ringing station.
Dad had put some foods out in a trap, as usual, to see if he could catch something. I hadn’t been hopeful.
At 11 am, Dad ran into the house and straight up the stairs to my room. He was really excited and told me that he had caught a Wood Pigeon.
I had ringed a young bird in the nest before at Chew Valley Lake but never ringed an adult.
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| Mya-Rose Birdgirl Craig ringing a Wood Pigeon on 10 February 2018 Photograph copyright Mya-Rose Craig |
Once I had it in a tight grip, it was really calm and so a lovely bird to ring. It was also actually really beautiful.
About The Author
Hi, I’m Dr. Mya-Rose Craig. I am a 19-year-old prominent British-Bangladeshi ornithologist, environmentalist, diversity activist as well as an author, speaker and broadcaster. At age 11 I started the popular blog Birdgirl, and at age 17 I became the youngest person to see half of the birds in the world.
Lyrical, poignant and insightful.’ - Margaret Atwood
This is my story; a journey defined by my love for these extraordinary creatures. Because large or small, brown, patterned or jewelled, there is something about birds that makes us, even for just moments at a time, lift our eyes away from our lives and up to the skies.
Lyrical, poignant and insightful.’ - Margaret Atwood
This is my story; a journey defined by my love for these extraordinary creatures. Because large or small, brown, patterned or jewelled, there is something about birds that makes us, even for just moments at a time, lift our eyes away from our lives and up to the skies.