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Australian Crested Dove
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Australian Crested Dove

by Howard Cheek

Gallery: AvianPosted September 4, 2010144 views10 comments
This is the Australian Crested Dove (Ocyphaps lophotes).
In Australia, it is referred to as the crested pigeon, while the indigenous people Down Under called this bird the topknot pigeon.
I've never been down under, so the San Antonio Australian Bird Exhibit had to do. I encourage anyone who lives in this great state of Texas to make a point of visiting the place. They have multiple open air bird exhibits, and have a done a good job of creating some natural settings.
F/5.6, 1/250th, ISO 800, Canon 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + 1.4x ext, No flash.
Filtered light through a canopy, partly cloudy. Monopod for support.

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on September 4, 2010 at 8:13 AM
Beautiful bird on an interesting perch. Love the color of the feathers. Nice details and non-distracting background. Wish the head was turned just slightly more toward the viewer but that's just a minor nit. Nicely done. :toast:
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Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on September 4, 2010 at 8:44 AM
Good work on this. Now that I think about it, these guys are everywhere where I live. :smile: One thing I would love to see is the gorgeous green/purple sheen on the wings. Well done!

:toast:
Registered on April 24, 2004, 25 Posts, 510 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 4, 2010 at 12:03 PM
Cool bird Howard. Nice exposure and sharpness on the bird. I like the comp and the BG. Neat eye on this species.
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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 4, 2010 at 12:07 PM
An appealing image - I'm a big fan of these muted colors. Excellent detail.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 4, 2010 at 3:50 PM
A beautiful bird - nice detail, pose, perch and BG.
Sandy r
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Colin Pickett on September 4, 2010 at 4:13 PM
A nice balanced image great colour and detail. :toast:
Registered on December 30, 2004, 23 Posts, 156 Comments
Comment posted by Chris Ross on September 4, 2010 at 8:17 PM
Nice shot Howard, wouldn't have expected to see a shot of this bird from Texas! BTW a topknot pigeon by "official" common names is a different bird, a fruit eating rainforest pigeon. To confuse matters even more I have heard these referred to as topknots my many people.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 403 Posts, 2729 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 4, 2010 at 10:34 PM
Nice shot, Howard. I like the composition a lot. :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Monica Siri on September 5, 2010 at 6:04 AM
Howard,
beautiful bird so well captured. I especially like the subtle colors of the plumage and background.
Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on September 5, 2010 at 1:03 PM
Great image of an interesting bird Howard.
May
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