First time I have ever seen these amazing birds. They looked like two
blue power puffs. You can seen them in the Tampa Fl zoo. I think I was
just lucky to find them both perched in this composition.
They are Nicobar Pigeon, Caloenas nicobarica, is a pigeon which is a
resident breeding bird on small uninhabited islands in Indonesia and
the Nicobar Islands. It is the only living member of the genus
Caloenas.
A Nicobar Pigeon in the National Zoo shows off its iridescent
scapulars to good effect.This is a large, heavy pigeon at 40cm in
length. It is mainly metallic green with green and copper hackles on
the neck. The head and upper neck, flight feathers and breast are dark
grey. The tail is very short and pure white. There is a black knob on
the base of the bill, and the strong legs are dark red. This is not a
very vocal species, but possesses a low pitched repetitive call.
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dubonnet 57 months ago | reply
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wow! delightful!1 such beauties!!
bananajode 57 months ago | reply
Wow...what gorgeous creatures! And how fortunate, indeed, that you were in just the right place at precisely the right time. Yes, timing is EVERYTHING. :-) Beautiful capture.
marcyrebecca 57 months ago | reply
wow they are beautiful!
BikBik 56 months ago | reply
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Heather Eltzroth [deleted] 55 months ago | reply
awesome shot!
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musicman67 54 months ago | reply
Your fantastic color picture is my winner!
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bkwdayton - on hiatus 54 months ago | reply
Great pair. So colorful!
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ChinchillaVilla 52 months ago | reply
They're gorgeous, great shot :-)
bonjshar 49 months ago | reply
A beautiful shot of these two colorful birds! I didn't see notice birds like this when we were there in January.....wish I had!
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a walk on the wild side nature photography 49 months ago | reply
Your photo deserves another SILVER Color Photo Award trophy
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I think my wife and I have taken (what seems like) a million shots of these beauties at the Lowry Park Zoo
Janet Sipl 48 months ago | reply
WOW, outstanding
EKATERINA T 48 months ago | reply
Absolutely fantastic job!!!
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jerry polizzi 47 months ago | reply
Wow love the two of them great job.
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evy2010 43 months ago | reply
very beautiful!!
Tante Bluhme's 41 months ago | reply
What a FANTASTIC photo !!
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Peggy Collins 11 months ago | reply
What an incredibly stunning image!!
dog.happy.art 9 months ago | reply
WOW - excellent photo.