Topknot Pigeons are surprisingly rare in the Blue Mountains, in fact
I'm only aware of one sighting - the one seen by Evan Beaver last
year at Blaxland. Like Arwen, I also saw a large tight flock of
pigeons on the weekend going over my house at Katoomba. My first
thought was "Are they Topknots?" but on looking closer realised they
were just racing pigeons. Must have been the weekend for them to be
out.
Cheers,
Carol
At 8:05 AM +1000 12/5/08, Arwen B. Ximenes wrote:
Dear Kurtis,
Thanks for your suggestion, I hadn't thought of that - although I
think they're unlikely to be Topknots in the Blue Mountains
(although I may stand corrected). From your comparison of the flight
of these two birds I would think they were Ferals. cheers, Arwen
......................................... Arwen Blackwood Ximenes
Lawson, Blue Mountains, > From:
> To: > Subject: Re:
[Birding-Aus] Amazing birding experiences - honeyeater
migration(racing pigeons)> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 18:20:54 +1000> >
Arwen,> > Are you sure the Pigeons weren't Topknots?> These guys can
form pretty tight, large flocks and fly around in circles > quite
high in the sky.> From a distance their colouration depicts the
'bluebar' colouration of Feral > Pigeon, Topknots are generally
longer, with larger tails and fly at a slower > speed than the
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