It is strange that they are often around Maddox St, which is just a
collection of fishing "shacks" - looks like someone is keeping/releasing
them from one of the shacks and should be easy to find out who is doing it?
On 29 May 2011 16:51, Ed Williams <> wrote:
>
> Barbary Doves do not "home" - hence they are kept as aviary birds and not
> in lofts like Rock Doves. They do however breed prolifically if well
> kept...
>
> I guess if they are released birds unless they were locally released it
> would be odd that they kept ending up in the same place.
>
> That said there are plenty of places round there that they could breed
> relatively unnoticed once released too...
>
> > From:
> > To: ; ;
> ;
> > Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Barbary Doves in Melbourne - please report.
> > Date: Sun, 29 May 2011 13:01:11 +1000
> >
> > My stupid neighbor let some of his Barbary Doves out to "home" and they
> just
> > flew away.
> > I think he was just using it as an excuse to reduce the numbers in an
> > overstocked aviary, a perennial problem for anyone who keeps them.
> > Sounds like somebody in Newport is doing the same.
> >
> > Cheers Jeff.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> > On Behalf Of Peter
> Shute
> > Sent: Sunday, 29 May 2011 12:34 PM
> > To: ; ;
> >
> > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Barbary Doves in Melbourne - please report.
> >
> > But do these birds home like Rock Doves? If not then they'll simply
> > disperse. If they do then it ought to be possible to find who's
> responsible
> > by following them.
> >
> > But there are no houses nearby, other than the "fishing village". It
> seems
> > odd they'd hang around there if they're returning home regularly.
> >
> > Peter Shute
> >
> >
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