Stone
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I've trained these guys to come down every afternoon for some seed. They're not normally found this far south but they seem to be on the move
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Crested pigeons
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John M
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They are beautiful! Their faces look a bit like the Diamond Doves, if you ignore the crest. Thanks for posting the photo. I love doves and pigeons. Is this species kept as an aviary bird, like the Diamond Dove?
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Yoyo_Jo
Catt's Meow
They have cool hats -I like them! Thanks for posting this.
Stone
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I don't think so John. And I should add, they make a loud whistling sound with their wings so you can hear them comming from 500 mts away.
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Marc
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Very nice pigeons, prettier then the ones we have here.
Allthough I'm quite fond of the Eurasian Collared Dove myself. A couple of them visits our feeding spot almost eech day.
Here is link to the wiki article of the pigeons that I mentioned.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Collared_Dove
I'll see if I can make a picture one of these days.
Allthough I'm quite fond of the Eurasian Collared Dove myself. A couple of them visits our feeding spot almost eech day.
Here is link to the wiki article of the pigeons that I mentioned.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Collared_Dove
I'll see if I can make a picture one of these days.
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FlowerFaerie
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They are beautiful. I love their "spectacle" markings
physiognomy
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Love these guys & the Bronzewings... Most of the larger Aussie pigeons are kept by aviculturalists & will happily breed in large aviaries. They always stay fairly wild in my experience & spook easily. Much better to appreciate them in the wild... We often had these birds in our yard in Adelaide.
emydura
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Nice photo. This pigeon use to be mainly found in the dryer (more arid) inland areas of Australia. But it has really expanded its range in recent decades. Mostly due to the clearing of forests etc resulting in an expansion of its habitat. I never use to see it as a kid. Now it is super abundant everywhere, even in Sydney. It is regularly in my yard and I would see it every time I go for a walk. It has really benefitted from human expansion.
It is not regularly kept in aviaries John like other pigeons/ doves. No reason it couldn't be though. It is a bit big (a little bigger than the normal pigeon) for small aviaries. I would rather keep the smaller doves like the Diamond Dove. I see Diamond Doves when I go into the interior of Australia, but never found them common. Not like the very similar Peaceful Dove which are super abundant everywhere. You often find these 2 dove species together.
It is not regularly kept in aviaries John like other pigeons/ doves. No reason it couldn't be though. It is a bit big (a little bigger than the normal pigeon) for small aviaries. I would rather keep the smaller doves like the Diamond Dove. I see Diamond Doves when I go into the interior of Australia, but never found them common. Not like the very similar Peaceful Dove which are super abundant everywhere. You often find these 2 dove species together.
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Dido
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A friend of me breads them in the NL you can buy them a lot.
Nice pictures its always great to see tzhem in nature.
Nice pictures its always great to see tzhem in nature.
Very nice birds!!!!!!!!!!
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Clark
Guest
These are neat looking birds.
Not a pigeon fan though. When we had the roof done, changed to a lighter color. Now they perch on the neighbors roof during winter(hehehe).
Wish the telephone/electrical wires were buried, or on the other side of the street...
Not a pigeon fan though. When we had the roof done, changed to a lighter color. Now they perch on the neighbors roof during winter(hehehe).
Wish the telephone/electrical wires were buried, or on the other side of the street...
Stone
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Forgive that bad pic. Here's the male making himself noticed. She looks like she couldn't be less interested!
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Hera
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They're very pretty, but I keep thinking they look like they were created by Dr Seuss.
SlipperFan
Addicted
Pretty birds; they look like a Blue Jay (head) crossed with a pigeon body.
NYEric
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Mmmm, and then deep fried; like Katsu don?
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Dido
Guest
Mmmm, and then deep fried; like Katsu don?
To small I prefer the bigger one filled up with bread and grilled......
NYEric
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Yes! :evil:
If exchange were possible, I'd gladly trade you an over-abundance of mourning doves for such lovely birds.
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biothanasis
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Impressive indeed!!! Do they come close to you or always keep a distance?
Mark, yes, Streptopelia decaocto is very nice and gentle... not like the pigeons (Columba livia domestica) which are very annoying..... gggrrrr...hehehehe... We have a couple coming to our balcony too! I have some pics, but nothing special. One of them seems very comfortable with our presence and comes realy close...
Mark, yes, Streptopelia decaocto is very nice and gentle... not like the pigeons (Columba livia domestica) which are very annoying..... gggrrrr...hehehehe... We have a couple coming to our balcony too! I have some pics, but nothing special. One of them seems very comfortable with our presence and comes realy close...
