Hi David,
I'm no expert but it looks like a juvenile White Headed Pigeon to my eyes.
They are fairly common near Batemans Bay, which is not far away as the pigeon
flies.
Cheers, Don
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Sent: Friday, November 3, 2023 9:49 PM
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Subject: Mystery Pigeon in Wamboin
Hi,
The attached photos are of a pigeon that came into our bird feeder yesterday
(in Wamboin), and hung around for a few hours.
I have no idea what it is - it has the size and jizz of an imperial or mountain
pigeon but I can't identify it from the references I have access to. It looks a
bit like the Buru Mountain-Pigeon but I can't imagine there'd be too many of
those in Australia!
I assume it's an aviary escapee, though I hadn't realised this type of pigeon
was even kept in aviaries. Any ideas?
David
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