Daily Photographic Study of the Australian Native Top Notch Pigeon

If you are interested I am going to post photo’s daily to this blog page for the next 3 weeks from hatching to leaving the nest, feel free to share this amazing journey with me and the little baby pigeons.

Day 1

Discovery of the nest here in my garden on the farm

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Day Two… Still cooking… in over 45 degree heat!

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Day 3 …. Two weeks later after flooding rains and ex cyclonic winds, the delicate, intricate nest survives!

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Day 4 …. The first hatchling. With pigeons they always are born a day apart, its sibling will be born tomorrow

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Day 5 – The sibling hatches, and they cuddle up together

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Day 6 – the 3rd day for the little babies, the first born is easily able to hold his head high, whilst the little girl will hopefully be a bit stronger tomorrow.

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