This is a common pigeon. Common because it’s almost identical to every other pigeon. You’ll sometimes see a white one. That’s because it’s just had a bath. I made that last bit up.

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A handy first field guide packed full of fascinating facts (some of them are even true) about Australia’s most common backyard birds.