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[IanB]

OK; these are Lumix Fz200 photos so I will hide them here

very heavy cropped Lumix fz200 files and certainly not up the Oly quality . Hard to understand a winter crested pigeon chick (RHS).
It's still trying to get a free feed but mum and dad are already planning the next generation
Crested pigeons are an australian native and I feed a few (too many) in the backyard. They will breed at any time however most do so in spring and I know of a couple of nests close by already

mum, dad and a winter chick by Ian Browne, on Flickr


mum, dad and a winter chick by Ian Browne, on Flickr

[Wee man]

Re: to good not to share

Look a nice bird feed on.

[IanB]

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nice birds imo; seed eaters mostly; not noisy although the wind across their wings does make a noise when they are in a big hurry.

more here http://www.arkive.org/crested-pigeon/ocyphaps-lophotes/

[Guest]

Re: to good not to share

I get about 6-10 in my back garden every day eating the seeds from the grass. Then the galahs arrive and chase them off. Caring parents by the look of it.

[KeithL]

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Very appealing. We have ring necked doves; they are in pairs, and often look so very comfortable with each other. They like our garden, and a couple have come here to die in peace. Perhaps nice to know that they feel that they can do so.