Howdy All,
Some of you may remember me asking re nesting of the crested pigeons
in my back yard a few months ago. Well the pair of chicks matured
and are regularly seen wandering around our place, particularly on
the roof. Recently there was apparently a second set of eggs in the
same nest and today we've just been observing the two chicks sitting
on a branch with their parents. I don't think they can fly as yet,
although they've been doing a fair bit of wing testing, but they're
about half the mass of their parents as yet and adorably cute. I was
reminded of those cards you see where the birds are all done as
fluffy chicks, but with adult colouration etc (for example fluffy
blue wren chicks but with the blue markings of adults etc).... the
little pair are decidedly fluffier and cuter than their parents, but
otherwise they're virtually the same colour (perhaps a bit more brown
on them). Wish I had a camera good enough to photograph them at the
moment as the four of them in a row (two parents then two chicks) is
so cute!! LOL
So do I watch for a third breeding this season? How often do crested
pigeons breed in a season?
Cheers.
Paul T.
Higgins.
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