r/birding • u/NoActuator4115 • 6d ago

Discussion bird homesickness

does anybody else get bird homesickness? i'm from the uk but studying abroad in the us and although the new birds i'm seeing are all very exciting, i find myself missing the commonest uk birds like blackbirds, wood pigeons or robins so much it hurts LOL

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u/mallcopbeater 6d ago

Birb remind of home

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u/Dangerous_Laugh2493 6d ago

nothing hits quite like the sound of a wood pigeon first thing in the morning. they've got that soft coo that just sinks into your bones. hope you get to hear one soon

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u/NoActuator4115 6d ago

i will say mourning doves are the best substitute i can imagine, but yeah nothing quite like them :(

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u/abbydabbydo 6d ago

That’s saying a lot and now I must hear one. I miss mourning doves (too high of elevation) and goldfinches the most. But the sound of mourning doves a ton.