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Ocyphaps lophotes
A sturdy pigeon about 30cm long. Bars on flanks. A distinctive erect spike on the head. Grey with black bars and flecks. Sometimes a pink hue shows near shoulders.
These were found in a well treed state park beside a large reservoir..
Very cold conditions. This species was plentiful. Considering they are mostly seed eaters there weren't many seeds in the immediate area... maybe grasses in the nearby hills.?
Spotted on Aug 17, 2013
Submitted on Aug 24, 2013
4 Comments
Cool photo, you can definitely see that it was pretty cold :)
You're right Shanna ... they were all like that. I wonder if that's because of the fact that last week it was snowing on the hills nearby?? Built in doona maybe. Thanks Neil.
Aw, those ones look so fat and fluffy!
I love these little guys. Nice spotting, Mark.