canberrabirds

Crested Pigeons breeding

Subject: Crested Pigeons breeding
From: Con Boekel <>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:22:54 +1000
Paul
I have been tracking three crested pigeon nests. Two failed and in the third the young have just left. Could it be two young nearly ready to leave the nest?
Con

Paul Tyerman wrote:
Howdy All,

I'm hoping that this won't be regarded as a stupid question or observation, but it is something I found unusual and wanted to share with the group and see if others had noted it as well? I'm hoping it isn't something that everyone else already knows about and feel is obvious ......

I discovered today that we have a pair of crested pigeons nesting in our Pittosporum in the back yard. Not a very thick tree, so quite easy to see once you look up and realise it is there. Probably a fairly common event around the place but I was intrigued by the nesting behaviour...... both birds were sitting on the nest, one facing each direction side by side. Checking a couple of times during the day they were both there each time, always facing the opposite direction to each other but obviously moving from time to time as their tails were pointing in different directions each time I checked. Is this "pair sitting" behaviour normal? I haven't noticed it in any other birds before, but I am not much of a bird watcher and don't hunt out nests etc. The nest is high enough that there is no way I can check whether there are eggs and how many there would be. I am wondering if the nest isn't yet established properly and they're both prematurely sitting? Is this normal behaviour?

Thanks in anticipation.

Paul T.
Higgins.


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