Wednesday, 18 July 2012

Our chicks ... crested pigeons Ocyphaps lophotes

The chicks were discovered when Dave heard something fluttering over in the Lillipilli trees... lo and behold a pair of them.  Obviously they'd been there for a while cause they were beginning to exercise their wings.
Nesting chicks




The next day I checked on them and they had progressed considerably, moving from the nest to above but still unable to fly.  However, I suspect we'll experience another 'empty nest' soon!

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