Crested Pigeons – Ocyphaps lophotes are very widespread all through Australia and might simply be noticed in Broome on the streetlights on a wintery morning. The Crested Pigeons take pleasure in cooling off beneath the sprinklers within the parks and gardens on scorching days too. Regardless of this text saying that they construct a fragile nest now we have noticed far more substantial nests right here in Broome. Contemplating Broome usually experiences cyclones and powerful winds it does make sense for the birds to construct a extra substantial nest to outlive the acute climate.
Crested Pigeons solely lay two eggs and the nest we noticed in our native park efficiently hatched out two younger. The nest was fairly full as soon as the Crested Pigeons have been able to fledge. The Crested Pigeon would have incubated the eggs for twenty one days. Initially one of many younger Crested Pigeons moved up out of the bottom of the nest after which they each moved to take a seat on both sides of the grownup.
Crested Pigeon on the nest
One younger and an grownup Crested Pigeon seen within the nest
Two younger and an grownup Crested Pigeon within the nest
Crested Pigeons out of the nest
The grownup Crested Pigeon has a for much longer group of head feathers and it’s important to watch out once you {photograph} the species that you simply don’t “chop it off” within the course of! The Crested Pigeon household remained within the tree away from hazard for fairly a while with each mother and father current.
Though Crested Pigeons are fairly a typical chicken Australia-wide you don’t all the time discover a nest, in order that you’ll be able to observe the household develop. The Crested Pigeon will breed at any time of 12 months if the circumstances are proper.