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rockylizard


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Gday...

I had quite a few of these around my camp on the Burdekin River last week (near Charters Towers).

They are about a budgy size and even though it does not appear that well in the photo, have a blue tinge around the head.

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  1. female new guinea pidgeon   i think


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Looks like a type of pidgeon. Have seen them before and thought that's what they were.

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Could be a a dove lots of different one about look's similar..this one is a  spotted dove  said it was found in northeastern qld



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this one is lilly31's magic dove



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There are 100's  of them in and around Townsville too.   Pretty little things.



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lilly31 wrote:

..this one is a  spotted dove  said it was found in northeastern qld

 Gday...

Yep ... that's it .... (despite Wombat removing its only visible means of support .. he couldn't even leave it out on a limb biggrin)

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rockylizard wrote:
lilly31 wrote:

..this one is a  spotted dove  said it was found in northeastern qld

 Gday...

Yep ... that's it .... (despite Wombat removing its only visible means of support .. he couldn't even leave it out on a limb biggrin)

Cheers

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 the dove still has two legs, they must count as limbs biggrinbiggrin



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the dove still has two legs, they must count as limbs biggrinbiggrin

 Gday...

For a bloke wot lives in a deep dark hole all day, ya pretty quick, ain't ya biggrin

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Ya, but I come's out at night



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my poor little bird .....wombat you took his branch now he fall and brake his legs LOL

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my poor little bird .....wombat you took his branch now he fall and brake his legs LOL

 Gday...

Nah.... he did show SOME compassion ... if ya look real close, ya can see a small piece of material for de liddle birdie to grip onto .... WHEW - dat woz close. no - Ya coulda killed da liddle fella Wombat.

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My chauffuer who is a bit of a bird expert says it is a "peaceful dover" Cheers

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rockylizard wrote:
lilly31 wrote:

my poor little bird .....wombat you took his branch now he fall and brake his legs LOL

 Gday...

Nah.... he did show SOME compassion ... if ya look real close, ya can see a small piece of material for de liddle birdie to grip onto .... WHEW - dat woz close. no - Ya coulda killed da liddle fella Wombat.

Cheers

John

 Na, he/she can't fall it's a magic dove, did u no read my post when I took the wire away.

This must be silly sunday, I'll be glad when you are all back at work tomorrowbiggrinbiggrin



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Sorry for typing mistake - peaceful dove

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.......... I'll be glad when you are all back at work tomorrowbiggrinbiggrin

 Gday...

Geez - so THAT's the problem ..... I don't know wot day it is .... but I don't have any work to go to tomorrow no .... just a bit more wandering around this fantastic country .... looking for birds to photograph biggrin

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It's the Peaceful Dove, the smallest of the doves.
A family of these adopted me in Carnarvon after one of the chicks was blown out of the nest.
They eat seeds and are beautiful to watch as they go about their business. They're also great parents to their young.

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RL, I took some bird pics on our last trip



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I could make the obvious comment about too many holes on the green, but I'll restrain myself.


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Talking of birds - the darn storm birds are back in Boonah - most boring sound ever!!!!!!

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What are they like Jules. Never heard of them before.

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Cocoul pheasants have one of the most boring sounds. In the Kimberley they call them "whoop whoop birds", because they make that sound. You hear them before you see them. They graze on the ground and perch on low branches.
I called them cookoo pheasants because they are really stupid.

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Oh, I have heard of those ones CG. And heard the sound too.

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heaps of them in W.A. (doves) very easy prey for the domestic cat.

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_wombat_ wrote:

this one is lilly31's magic dove

 hmmmm - this new wireless technology is a bit of a bugger for the birds eh?  What are they gonna sit on now? biggrin



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biggrintalking of birds watch this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omk6TAxJYOg



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Cruising Granny wrote:

I could make the obvious comment about too many holes on the green, but I'll restrain myself.

CG.Six Hail Marys for you.Such shameful pictures.Tut Tut.By the way you don't have any addresses do you.LOL.

 



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Father Ted wrote:
Cruising Granny wrote:

I could make the obvious comment about too many holes on the green, but I'll restrain myself.

CG.Six Hail Marys for you.Such shameful pictures.Tut Tut.By the way you don't have any addresses do you.LOL.

 

 no, but I do have phone numbers



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Cruising Granny wrote:

I could make the obvious comment about too many holes on the green, but I'll restrain myself.

 All Wombat needs is a hole in one to make him happy!biggrin



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ozi2 wrote:
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I could make the obvious comment about too many holes on the green, but I'll restrain myself.

 All Wombat needs is a hole in one to make him happy!biggrin

 Now you can't top that so don't even try...biggrinbiggrinbiggrin



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