Bird Watching: Common Bronzewing, 1 by kennedyh
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Subject: Common Bronzewing
Forum: Bird Watching
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kennedyh wrote: We have this beautiful pigeon, the Common Bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera) who is not uncommon in this area, but does not often visit our garden. Today this male came onto our patio, walking about looking for seed and then flew up onto the back of a seat, to give me a lovely chance for a picture. In the right light, those bronze feathers in its wing coverts have a lovely metallic glint, but it is a very dull day today. |