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Crested Pidgeon


Crested Pidgeon
Photo Information
Copyright: Lindsay Cooke (cookie10) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 14 W: 0 N: 40] (410)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-11-12
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mark 111, Canon EF 500 f/4 L IS USM
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/200 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-11-18 11:59
Viewed: 1115
Points: 4
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
he Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes) is a bird found widely throughout mainland Australia except for far tropical north areas. There are only two Australian pigeon species that possess an erect crest, being the Crested Pigeon and the Spinifex Pigeon. The Crested Pigeon is the larger of the two species.
The length of the Crested Pigeon varies from 30 to 34 centimetres (12 to 13.6 inches). Colouration is grey with tinges of brown. It has a feathered but slender, black spike on top of head. They run with the crest erect. There is a bright orange ring around each of its eyes. Wings have black stripings and are bronzed, while the primary feathers have colourful areas of brown, purple, blue and green. Immature birds have duller colours with no bronzing on the wings.

The call is a "whoop"! voiced repeatedly but singly when alarmed.
Habitat is grasslands, brush and wooded areas but they can also be seen at watercourses, homestead gardens, pastoral areas, sports grounds, and golf courses. Their habitat has expanded since settlement has produced pastoral lands (previously they were only found in inland and Western Australia). Foraging for grain, has adapted to grain farming areas, often feeding on the noxious weed of Salvation Jane. They are commonly known by the misnomer of "Topknot" pigeon, however the Topknot Pigeon is in fact a different species, Lopholaimus antarcticus.
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Hi Lindsay,
I liked amazing colors and shape of pigeon.
TFS
Selahattin E

Hi a good all round shot i think it goooood

What an amazing bird! From your note this is apparently not unusual in Australia, but here in the US it would certainly attract attention! The picture seems to have a slight blue cast to it - the legs are in sunshine and the body in shade - you might want to try adkusting levels or saturation.

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