Turtle Dove

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Originally Posted by Mad Aussie

In the sky Gem ;)

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Darn it. Why didn't I think of that before? http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/s...ashamed005.gif

This is a Magpie-Lark ... you can see how I cut the fence post into two different lengths to create more for the birds to sit on.

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...a/_MG_3241.jpg

Our Hero of the thread in the rain eying up my stump and preparing to drop down for a feed
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...a/_MG_3263.jpg

And here is the two of them sitting up on the fence waiting for me to go away
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...a/_MG_3300.jpg

those are really interesting looking birds. nothing at all like that around here... mostly blue jays and chickadees. :) i really like your idea for the post feeders! itd be great if you could get some really bright greenery or something between the birds and fence - to make them 'pop'...

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Originally Posted by kiley9806

those are really interesting looking birds. nothing at all like that around here... mostly blue jays and chickadees. :) i really like your idea for the post feeders! itd be great if you could get some really bright greenery or something between the birds and fence - to make them 'pop'...

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We are thinking of putting in another bottle brush like the one just over the fence between the Stumps and the fence for that reason. The ground here is clay and very very hard to dig though. But that's the plan. Failing that I might paint up a strip fabric to hang there with a bokeh effect on it as a backdrop. I want to see if the stumps will be successful first though.

Cool looking birds, especially the magpie-lark! It's like some weird mutation bird.

Here is your run of the mill pigeon. Most of them around here are gray. He is a pretty cream and brown. I was crossing the track and just had enough time to pull out the camera and grab a shot so it is not that great.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3575/...c2429b1640.jpg

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Originally Posted by raiven

Cool looking birds, especially the magpie-lark! It's like some weird mutation bird.

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They are a funny little bird! Here is a shot of them dive bombing an Osprey's nest and have watched doing it over and over until the Osprey take flight.

Excuse the old watermark I used to use :rolleyes:

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_FobHF96FdQU/SU...IMG_0913_2.jpg

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Originally Posted by raiven

Cool looking birds, especially the magpie-lark! It's like some weird mutation bird.

Here is your run of the mill pigeon. Most of them around here are gray. He is a pretty cream and brown. I was crossing the track and just had enough time to pull out the camera and grab a shot so it is not that great.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3575/...c2429b1640.jpg

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I missed this shot, you edited your post and added this shot while I was posting my next post.

Cool ... your 'run of the mill' pigeon is quite different from ours. I'll have to dig out a photo of our most common pigeons.

I think our most common pigeon around here would be the Rock Dove but I don't seem to have any photos of those. They just made my 'hit' list! ;)

I did find these though, which are also quite common around here. Crested Pigeons ...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3395/...ffbf6119_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3576/...eecc37e1_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3653/...64687322_o.jpg

Even your pigeons have color!!! LOL!

Great shots. I love your set up!!! I don't think I'm going to get too many bird shots this summer. Seems that both my neighbours got two new puppies...don't think I'll see a cat either :p

I like the hairdo :p

There's a lot of Magpies around, and finches. I used to volunteer at a Wildlife Shelter, and we'd get all sorts of things coming in!

Baby Osprey, bald eagles, chickadees, ravens, crows, owls, baby deer....No pictures were allowed though! :(