English Ivy and tortoises - Page 2

Henry-flash · 15-07-2006, 07:47 PM

Great pictures thanks for sharing

piglet · 18-07-2006, 10:17 PM

Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura victoria) this is the largest pigeon species alive today a bout the size of a

small turkey and probably one of the rarest bird species there is today

Henry-flash · 18-07-2006, 10:19 PM

beautiful pictures I love the crowned pigeons one of my favourite birds.

sandy · 18-07-2006, 10:21 PM

Wow Darren

They are really pretty birds, I love the colours.
How many do you have at the zoo?

piglet · 18-07-2006, 10:29 PM

Hi Sandy
Just this one pair of Victoria's but we also have a single male blue crowned pigeon (goura cristata) unlike the victorias they are just the slate blue colour and much rarer and a little bigger.
Crowned pigeons are very difficult to breed or should i say to go through the nesting and rearing successfully breeding attempts are quite frequent just not very successful this pair have been together 5yrs and only been successful once

Darren

15-07-2006, 07:47 PM	#11
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	Great pictures thanks for sharing __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

18-07-2006, 10:17 PM	#12
piglet Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,976	Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura victoria) this is the largest pigeon species alive today a bout the size of a small turkey and probably one of the rarest bird species there is today __________________ 17 years old 25 years ago

18-07-2006, 10:19 PM	#13
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	beautiful pictures I love the crowned pigeons one of my favourite birds. __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

18-07-2006, 10:21 PM	#14
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	Wow Darren They are really pretty birds, I love the colours. How many do you have at the zoo? __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

18-07-2006, 10:29 PM	#15
piglet Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,976	Hi Sandy Just this one pair of Victoria's but we also have a single male blue crowned pigeon (goura cristata) unlike the victorias they are just the slate blue colour and much rarer and a little bigger. Crowned pigeons are very difficult to breed or should i say to go through the nesting and rearing successfully breeding attempts are quite frequent just not very successful this pair have been together 5yrs and only been successful once Darren __________________ 17 years old 25 years ago

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