I don't know how Bronzewings and Crested Pigeons compare to domestic
pigeons/Rock Doves, but I know from when I kept pigeons several
decades ago that the wing flick of a pigeon can be very painful.
Should be enough to discourage a parrot.
Peter Shute
On Tue, 31 Aug 2021 at 15:06, Ken Haines <> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
> Have followed this series with interest.
> Here in Croydon North, in outer north eastern Melbourne, we have numerous
> watering points of varying depth and feed a bit of seed to various parrots
> and cockatoos as well as hand feeding mince meat to a family of Grey
> Butcherbirds and a magpie with a leg problem.
> Withe regularity we get between 2 and 10 or 12 Common Bronzewings, 2 of whom
> absolutely dominate all other species.
> They approach with a wing raised and flick at anything they get close to,
> usually makes a loud noise if they connect and has resulted in a number of
> birds hitting windows as the take off in panic
> Ken Haines
>
> From: Chris Charles
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2021 2:22 PM
> To: Penny Brockman
> Cc: Birding-aus NEW
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Aggressive Crested pigeons.
>
> I don’t get Crested Pigeons at my birdbath but the pecking order of the more
> usual birds is:
> S-c Cockie or Satin Bowerbird, whichever get in first, followed by Rainbow
> Lorikeet, Magpie, Currawong, Grey Butcherbird, Little & Red Wattlebirds,
> Noisy Miner, Lewin’s HE, Eastern Spinebill, Yellow Robin & White-browed
> Scrubwren.
> The assertive Lorikeets wear out there welcome when they decide to snip my
> flash cables.
>
> Chris Charles
> +61412911184
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>
> On 30 Aug 2021, at 6:10 pm, Penny Brockman <> wrote:
>
> At my bird table the galahs see off the crested pigeons after a brief attempt
> to stay. But a white-headed pigeon refused to give way by raising one wing
> high and clinging to the opposite edge while the galah, after a few pecks on
> its direction, gave up and both fed with no further aggression. It usually
> depends on numbers but the local rainbow lorikeets are the bossiest and just
> one can intimidate rosellas crested pigeons bar-shouldered doves, figbirds, w
> sh pigeons and galahs. Always fun to watch and never any damage.
>
> --------------------
> Penny Brockman
>
> On Mon, 30 Aug 2021, at 2:43 PM, Michael Hunter wrote:
>
> Hi All.
> Rainbow Lorikeets are tough, will see off SC Cockatoos, Noisy Miners,
> even butcherbirds.
> But Crested Pigeons show no mercy toward the lorikeets when squabbling
> over food.
> They sidle up to the lorikeet, rapidly flap their wing three or four
> times, hitting the lorikeet, and the lorikeet moves off.. otherwise
> the CP chases and pecks at the lorikeet who offers no resistance but
> gets out of the way.
>
> The antics of young R Lorikeets now about are continuously entertaining
> , particularly when bathing together in a shallow bowl..
>
> Lockdown has its compensations.
>
> Best
>
> Michael
>
>
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