White-headed Pigeon have been calling around our place for the last couple of days. After I came home yesterday three flew onto the wires and stayed long enough for me to take some photos. It was not the best light for photos as we have been having a lot of rain around.
White-headed Pigeon (Columba leucomela)
14 comments:
What a lovely bird!
Still you got some good close-ups. Boom & Gary of The Vermilon River, Canada.
Not such a bad light really. The softness lends a little magic to the mood. Cooloola Is the best name ever! ;-)WBW
That's another one I haven't seen! Sometime!!
What a lovely bird. Beautiful images.
...a beautiful bird! I've never seen one before. I love the second shot. I'm always a sucker for head-on shots.
Lovely shots Neil. I hope you guys got some sun.
Thats a beautiful Pigeon. I think the shots are great. It is rare to get those "perfect" ones. :)
Thanks everyone for your comments.
Wow- interesting bird. Is it common like the Rock Dove?
The Rock Dove is an introduced species found and often common in urban situations.
The White-headed Pigeon is a reasonably common native species,often flocking to feed on the fruits of the introduced Camphor Laurel in urban areas and along waterways in bush-land.
A rather striking bird Neil. Those bright pink feet and the big yellow eyes. Cool shots!
Thanks Larry
I think I've never seen this species before. It's a lovely pigeon.
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