Nicobar Pigeon for Littlejock by danob
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Description
One for Luis who has shown us how lovely pigeons can be..
The Nicobar pigeon surely is one of the most beautiful of the many species of pigeons or doves. It is not a well described bird perhaps due to not being seen very often outside of bird collections as it inhabits deep undergrowth in the forests and mangroves of its native Indo Australian regions between the Nicobars, Philippines and New Guinea.
In the literature it is said to be rather thick-set a little unfair but with a relatively small head, the grace of the bird to my eye is superb, but I guess some may see it looks portly, but is heavier than most pigeons the same size.
The colouration is dark green iridescent, with a short white tail. Display plumage of the neck is green with coppery and greenish slate-blue overtones which droop down from the head. And the body provides us with a magical range of colours almost like a Peacock
Feathers of the mantle and wing coverts are pointed. The bill is black to grey, the legs are red, and the iris is white in adult females, but brown in sub-adults and males like this one.
Comments (46)
A fantastic capture....!!! Beautiful colors and impressive detail.....!!!
magnifique work my friend+5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! richard.
Gorgeous work!!
Beautiful as always
such a beautiful bird .. wow, I love it! And nobody better to dedicate it to. :)
this has got to be the most beautiful pigeon I have seen.first class quality capture
Very beautiful!!
Very gooooood.....;)*****.coool;).Excellllent.
A strange pigeon.. cannot remember to have seen him before. A beautiful capture (as always).
superb colours ! beautifully done !
outstanding, and full of beautiful colour in the plumage, all the best clint
These birds are so amazing they almost don't look real! Fantastic photograph thank you for sharing this new world of all the various kinds of pigeons!
Beautiful bird...
Oh, Danny this bird is very cute and beautiful! Superb shot!*****!
Another Wow! I must agree with the others that I had no idea there were so many different varieties of pidgeons! Our's here are mostly grey and white and our doves a mousey brown color...nothing as stunning as this beauty! :-)
Wonderful details and color. Beautiful!