I feed the pigeons in the backyard to help them out. OK stop
growling folks!!! It is a supplement amount rather than a dependency during
any harsh conditions.
My very strict scientific method is to put a 1 pile large parrot
seed and one of small parrot seed out.
The Crested go for the small and the Bronzewing go for the large every time.
The only difference in the same brand seed is there is no cracked corn in
the small. The Sparrows fight over the millet in both.
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From:
On Behalf Of michael norris
Sent: Saturday, 16 August 2008 4:05 PM
To: birding-aus
Subject: Crested Pigeon food
Another pigeon question (after consulting Google):
Do Crested Pigeons prefer smaller seeds? Down here I usually see them
feeding on grasses out in the open.
This contrasts with Common Bronzewings which are much more often under trees
or in heathlands (and seem to prefer like those of Black Wattles and Tree
Lucerne - similar in size to the wheat which is their most often recorded
food).
A differential preference in seed size would explain how these species
partition their habitats.
I know their are some journal articles but I don't fancy forking out $25 a
go to see if they answer my question.
Michael Norris
Bayside, Melbourne
37-57 S 145-0 E
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