Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Wild Bird Wednesday & Nature Notes - Crested Pigeons


At the Port Augusta Arid Lands Botanical Gardens
the bird life was prolific

I have loads to post over a number of weeks

These crested pigeons were out for a stroll


attending to some adjustments in their plumage


and off on the strut again . . .


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22 comments:

  1. Diese sind nett, und auch ziemlich groß, würde ich sagen... habe noch nie solche gesehen !

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  2. Those are really great pics. I think pigeons are such fascinating birds... :)

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  3. Terrific bird shots for the day, Arija!! Hope your week is going well!!

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  4. Love them. Thank you - there have been less of them around here this year, and I really enjoyed seeing the ones you captured.

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  5. So jealous!!!! These are some of my favorite birds and I can't wait to see them one day. They are very very cool!

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  6. The crested pigeons are so cute and different.. Wonderful photos.. Enjoy the rest of your week!

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  7. Wow! Such interesting birds!
    To the best of my knowledge, we don't have these here. They are strangely beautiful.
    Thank you for stopping by and sharing at http://www.image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2014/09/elodie-farms.html

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  8. They are lovely birds… here it has been a family of wild turkeys fascinating me and my family. There must be 18 or twenty of them and we've watched the young ones grow up all summer long.

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  9. How pretty - they look happy to be there.

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  10. I've never seen these birds before...pretty neat! Love their crests!

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  11. Didn't know pigeons could have crests, they are really beautiful birds, and photos.

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  12. I've never seen these Crested Pigeons before but they sure are cute and beat the Pigeons here in the UK.

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  13. Great shots...I have never seen these beautiful birds.

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  14. Beautiful captures. I love how you took these from ground level.

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  15. Lovely pigeons. I agree with Adam. These are so much prettier than the ones we have in the cities.

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  16. Lovely! I love seeing birds I don't know.

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  17. Wow, the crested pigeons are SO cute and different♫♫♫
    Thank you very much for sharing this bird;

    Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*

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  18. Splendid birds - I thought that I was just looking at a strange individual when I saw them first, the found a whole flock with the same "hair cut".

    I used to live and work in the heart of Swallows and Amazons country - we used to take kids to explore some of the real islands that the islands in the books are based on - "Wild Cat Island" was just across the lake from us.

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  19. That is such a regal looking bird! I have never heard of it..... Hope you have a good week Arija....

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  20. That's an interesting looking pigeon. Such a delight to stroll in the gardens observing birds.

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