A Hair Raising Experience
by Linda Howes
Title
A Hair Raising Experience
Artist
Linda Howes
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
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I took this at the Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro, MA. The birds were free to roam around in this indoor tropical room. What an amazing bird! I had never seen one before!
At nearly 30 inches long, Victoria Crowned Pigeons are the largest surviving pigeon in the world. Unlike most pigeons, crowned pigeons do not ‘coo’. Instead they make loud, deep booming noises that travel far through the lowland forest they inhabit.
These gregarious birds form large flocks, like all pigeons do. Flocks stay together feeding and roosting in the same tree. Often, the forest echoes with their deep booming calls as flock members ‘talk’ to one another.
The beautiful crown has made these birds a target for native hunters for centuries. More recently, loggers have hunted the Victoria Crowned Pigeon for food. When frightened, flocks seek the trees, but tend to roost on low-lying branches, making them easy targets for hunters. Strict laws now protect Victoria Crowned-Pigeons.
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January 28th, 2020
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Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2023 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!!
Bernadette Krupa
Linda, magnificent portrait "A Hair Raising Experience"! Congrats on multiple features - If The Image Excite, The Artists Group and New England Photog!! L/F
Cheri Ceridwen
Big hair to be sure. The colors create a lovely subtle mood. Native hunters understand sustainability. Loggers, not so much. Strict laws needed.
Jenny Revitz Soper
BRAVO! Your artwork has earned a FEATURE on the homepage of The Artists Group, 3/14/2023! You may also post it in the Group's Features discussion thread and any other thread that fits!
Marcia Colelli
This is such a beautiful bird. I came across one several years ago and found it fascinating. Lovely capture. L/F
Steve Rich
Your wonderful image has been FEATURED on the homepage of "The Meandering Photographer” Please consider adding your photo to the "Feature History, The Meandering Photographer (Jan-March 2023)" active discussion thread. 3-13-2023.
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