|
John,
I was
being entirely personal, so anyone may disagree entirely and be just as correct.
I had my first 21 years in Melbourne and with family still there I visit
regularly. Inner suburbs there have less variety of birds than Canberra has and
it is hard to get away from the endless cooing of the STD. It is not overly
annoying as a sound until it becomes so endless, that is the only real annoyance
to me. If it was a native I would probably be more forgiving. Crested
Pigeons by comparison are quiet, with only an occasional
whoop.
Philip
I guess I echo Philip Veerman’s
sentiments, when he writes:
“... so is the Crested Pigeon
increasing and so it is hard to show an actual problem - are the STD impacting
on anything?”
Whenever we find yet another
Crested Pigeon’s nest and I watch their burgeoning numbers; I think that one day
I’ll hear someone say, “There’re too many Crested Pigeons in
Canberra.” Look, perhaps Spotted Doves are impacting on something
but the impact is so subtle initially ( at least) that most people haven’t
noticed. But I suppose if we look for trouble long enough, we’re gonna
find it.
P.V. also says, “Even if the
STD is increasing and I would rather they not become common here such as how
annoyingly prevalent they are in Melbourne for
example,...”
So, other than being
‘annoyingly prevalent” what impact is the species having in Melbourne? Or, am I
missing something here?
John
Layton
Holt.
-----
No virus found in this message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3411 - Release Date:
01/29/11
| 