Curious. Surely the idea of "homing", as it relates to Rock Doves, is
the ability of the birds to return to home from some distant place.
Therefore some of these comments below seem odd. If Barbary Doves don't
do this, then that does suggest that if they are released they won't
travel far or it does not suggest that if they are released that they
will disperse. I think it suggests they would hang around with minimal
movement for as long as they can survive in the area.
Philip
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Ed
Williams
Sent: Sunday, 29 May 2011 4:51 PM
To: ; ; ;
Subject: Barbary Doves in Melbourne - please report.
Barbary Doves do not "home" - hence they are kept as aviary birds and
not in lofts like Rock Doves. They do however breed prolifically if
well kept...
I guess if they are released birds unless they were locally released it
would be odd that they kept ending up in the same place.
That said there are plenty of places round there that they could breed
relatively unnoticed once released too...
> From: > To: ;
; > ;
> Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Barbary Doves in Melbourne - please report.
> Date: Sun, 29 May 2011 13:01:11 +1000
>
> My stupid neighbor let some of his Barbary Doves out to "home" and
> they just flew away. I think he was just using it as an excuse to
> reduce the numbers in an overstocked aviary, a perennial problem for
> anyone who keeps them. Sounds like somebody in Newport is doing the
> same.
>
> Cheers Jeff.
> -----Original Message-----> From:
On Behalf Of Peter
> Shute > Sent: Sunday, 29 May 2011 12:34 PM > To:
; ;
> > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Barbary
Doves in Melbourne - please report.
>
> But do these birds home like Rock Doves? If not then they'll simply
> disperse. If they do then it ought to be possible to find who's
> responsible by following them.
>
> But there are no houses nearby, other than the "fishing village". It
> seems odd they'd hang around there if they're returning home
> regularly.
>
> Peter Shute
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