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**JAS_Photo** · 03-11-2009, 11:10 AM

Your crested pigeon is very pretty!

**kiley9806** · 03-11-2009, 11:14 AM

hilarious... your pigeons look like little punk rockers!!

love the cresent moon in the diving shot as well. and btw, if the clay is too hard to dig up, you could maybe think of putting a hook in the fence with a hanging baskets of plants/flowers for some color... just a thought!

and raiven! ive never seen a prettier boring old canadian pigeon before! the cream is lovely... and notice how all our birds feet are so much duller than aussie birds? think that is because all the blood is frozen outta our little guys feets...

**Gem** · 03-11-2009, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by kiley9806

and notice how all our birds feet are so much duller than aussie birds? think that is because all the blood is frozen outta our little guys feets...

Yes...I really did laugh that hard.

**Mad Aussie** · 03-11-2009, 03:13 PM

Punk Rock Pigeons ... I thought the same thing!

Baskets are a good idea!

**Mad Aussie** · 03-12-2009, 02:01 AM

Not all our birds are pretty ... here's an ugly duckling of a bird ... it's a Masked Lapwing (often called a Spur Winged Plover) and these birds are very common around here. They aggressively defend their young by dive bombing humans and other threats trying to whack you with those spurs you see in this photo.

Yes I took this when they had young. Yes I got dive bombed ... lots. And I got the bird so pissed that it started diving every human within a 100 metre radius of it's chicks!

**Marko** · 03-12-2009, 10:06 AM

Wow lovely birds MA well done!
Just knowing the names of all the birds is impressive. Sparrows and pigeons - those are the only 2 i know.

**Gem** · 03-12-2009, 10:13 AM

Heheh, he lookes like a masked crusader.

**casil403** · 03-12-2009, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by Mad Aussie

They aggressively defend their young by dive bombing humans and other threats trying to whack you with those spurs you see in this photo.

Yes I took this when they had young. Yes I got dive bombed ... lots. And I got the bird so pissed that it started diving every human within a 100 metre radius of it's chicks!

That's what the crows do out here when they have their young....I get dive-bombed by crows every summer to the point that I walk around with an umbrella to pop open when I know I'm in range of a nest!
Sheesh MA even your crows are pretty!

**kiley9806** · 03-12-2009, 11:18 AM

ok - this guy really did make me Laugh Out Loud! hee hee... looks like he found a piece of chewed up yellow bubble gum on the sidewalk and stuck it on his face as a mask... watch out banks! and baby stealers!

**kiley9806** · 03-12-2009, 11:19 AM

hes even is concealing a little orange pointy gun under his wing! eek!

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