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03-09-2009, 10:22 PM
Mad Aussie

Turtle Dove and other birds in Qld

Kat asked me in my Flickr album whether I use feed to get the photos of the Rainbow Lorikeets I've taken. My answer was no because I hadn't taken any with feed yet.

However, I have been setting up to do just that.

This is a shot of my first bird using feed to entice them. It's in my backyard where I have buried an old fence post into the ground. The post has hollow sections and I put the bird seed in there.

A short while ago I got this Spotted Turtle Dove having a meal ;)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3564/...c8aa2c43_o.jpg
03-09-2009, 10:24 PM
tomorrowstreasures

man - you have got theeeee coolest wild life in your neighborhood of any one!!! love seeing them!!
03-09-2009, 10:34 PM
Gem

Agree with TT. I'm so jealous!
03-09-2009, 10:46 PM
JAS_Photo

Oh he is a pretty bird! Nice capture!
03-09-2009, 10:52 PM
Mad Aussie

Thanks ladies :)

Do you not get Doves/pigeons where you are?
03-09-2009, 10:56 PM
Michaelaw

Great shot and a creative way to get it. Now I know what a Turtle Dove looks like. I always wondered when that guy got two for Christmas from his "true love" just what they looked like:)
03-09-2009, 10:58 PM
Mad Aussie

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michaelaw

Great shot and a creative way to get it. Now I know what a Turtle Dove looks like. I always wondered when that guy got two for Christmas from his "true love" just what they looked like:)

Until today I didn't know either! We get these birds in the yard quite often ... just thought they were pigeons and nothing special. Well it is a pigeon but specifically a Spotted Turtle Dove my new Birds of Australia identification book shows me ;)
03-09-2009, 11:05 PM
kat

Sweet! I never saw one either! Great shot! Great idea for the feed too!
03-09-2009, 11:08 PM
Gem

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mad Aussie

Thanks ladies :)
Do you not get Doves/pigeons where you are?

I think we have maybe, 5 pigeons in Edmonton :p I mostly just see geese. There are falcons around but definitely not in the city. Would have to go out into the country to find them; I wouldn't even know where to look!
03-09-2009, 11:15 PM
Mad Aussie

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Originally Posted by Gem

I think we have maybe, 5 pigeons in Edmonton :p I mostly just see geese. There are falcons around but definitely not in the city. Would have to go out into the country to find them; I wouldn't even know where to look!

In the sky Gem ;)

I'll post a couple more shots from my little shoot on my 'stumps' shortly ... anyone seen a Magpie-Lark? :rolleyes:

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