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[PeterL22]

Or you could dice the meat up small and make a risotto!

[hennar2017]

PeterL, do you actually eat pigeon cause you are giving out some good ideas? You still can't convince me that pigeon is good! lol

[stickyvicky]

Hennar you are so mean! I think its adorable!

George as much as i love animals and creatures that would drive me batshit crazy! You should hv got a cat lol.... Just to keep them away!

Speaking of cute though! Look at this one.it was right outside my mail salon the other day and i have this new LG V20 phone with amazing zoom and camera on it.

[Kirstie]

A cute little woodpecker.

[PeterL22]

PeterL, do you actually eat pigeon cause you are giving out some good ideas? You still can't convince me that pigeon is good! lol

I have eating pigeon on several occasions Henna - as a starter in a sort of terrine style and also breast meat. Its OK, but needs to be cooked properly.
Bunny tastes better!!

Woodpecker is intriguing - I suspect it may have a nutty flavour, or possibly pine tinged. Probably need to use it as a starter I would think. Deep fried in batter with some spicy dips maybe............

[hennar2017]

Now that is what you would call a woodpecker. They only peck on wood! And no PeterL they definitely are not good to eat---no meat! lol Good pics. Vicky!

[George B]

George as much as i love animals and creatures that would drive me batshit crazy! You should hv got a cat lol.... Just to keep them away!

Oh it drove me nuts, I like to sleep in and that was not an option with Mr. Kookaburra around.

Thankfully I don't have any nuisances like that around in New Hampshire. For those of you that don't follow me on social media, I just got a 300mm lens for my DSLR so I've been shooting some birds as well.

I captured this image of a Great Blue Heron hunting fish in the pond across the street the other day.

[hennar2017]

Beautiful picture George, keep them coming!

[PeterL22]

Now herons are a nuisance - if you have carp in a pond you can say goodbye to them if a heron comes by.
Not sure I fancy trying heron - but you know what they say - it all tastes like chicken!

[stickyvicky]

I didnt know u had herons in NH? We hv tons of them down here. Where do they go in the winter George? Great pic! You are talented!

[hennar2017]

Vicky, we even have herons in Iowa. They are all over I think. They fly to South America in the winter! lol

[PeterL22]

I didnt know u had herons in NH? We hv tons of them down here. Where do they go in the winter George? Great pic! You are talented!

Quite simple - where do Herons go in the winter - a hearty casserole!!!!!

[hennar2017]

You must be starved PeterL if you think these birds would taste good! lol You probably don't have herons where you live anyway! Now if you want to eat a good game bird you should try pheasant.

[PeterL22]

You must be starved PeterL if you think these birds would taste good! lol You probably don't have herons where you live anyway! Now if you want to eat a good game bird you should try pheasant.

We do occasionally have herons and certainly woodpeckers (both spotted and green).
The taste is why I'm making cooking suggestions - jus got a Caribbean cookery book - so Jerk heron it is!!

[hennar2017]

Do you have pheasants in England PeterL? The breast is the best and we cut it in strips, roll them in a beer batter and deep fat fry. Ummmm delicious!

[PeterL22]

We do have pheasants here - they are shot for sport - first time I had it it came with the warning "Watch out for your teeth, there is probably still some shot in it!"
We also have peasants - and I'm one of them.
Other game birds include Grouse. Not sure what to make of the idea of "hanging" them though - keeping them until they start to go green and then apparently they are fit to eat!

I'll try most things once - the worst fowl (or in this case foul) I have eaten was Emu as a starter in an Australian themed restaurant. It was served cold and was really fatty and greasy - hated it!
The kangaroo steak was delicious though - highly recommend that!

[hennar2017]

I thought emu and ostrich were the up and coming meat to eat You must have gone to someone who didn't know how to cook it properly! Now eating roo is a different story! lol

[hotjulie]

We have Blue Herons here too, so many birds around here all nesting. I'm going to a place called Fort Chip, it's in Wood Buffalo National Park. I'm hoping to see a Whooping Crane and a Trumpeter Swan, you can't get close to the nesting site but with lots of luck we'll see some.

That's the perfect description of a mag-pie Mike, their so annoying and then throw in some ravens, it's almost enough to piss of the pope!

[hennar2017]

We are lucky that a naturalist set up a camera in an eagles nest. We get to watch the pair nest, hatch and raise their babies. It is in real time and we can log in at any time. I haven't watched it for a couple of years but it was neat to see.

[PeterL22]

I thought emu and ostrich were the up and coming meat to eat You must have gone to someone who didn't know how to cook it properly! Now eating roo is a different story! lol

Now ostrich is lovely - medallions of ostrich cooked in your favourite sauce - salivating already. Nice lean meat that is somewhere between white and dark. All for it!!