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The Crested Pigeon is probably quite popular in Australia. It reminds our Collared Dove in size and the extent of occurrence although is slightly larger than it. Our Collared Dove is of course an invasive species, the Crested Pigeon is a species endemic to Australia. I took photos of them in urban surroundings in Sydney and in the heart of Australia in Uluru. Because of its charm and color it  is also bred in aviaries.

It is a very characteristic tit among our ones, because of a crest on its head. Its small weight does not exceed 20 grams with a wingspan of around 20 centimeters. Unfortunately, it can be rarely observed. I have managed to take pictures of a Crested Tit only in the forest. Although, I feed the birds in the winter I have never spotted it in the feeder. Its cousins Great and Blue Tits sometimes arrive in whole flocks, especially Great Tits.
Last minute news / 04/2014 Sweden

A few pictures of the Crimson Finch I took in the situation when a male was building their nest. It was the male for sure as sexual dimorphism in this species is well-marked in this species, and presented images of the bird almost entire red in color, show a male. It flew from the seat to a few tens of meters distant clump of dried grass. Because of its charm, plumage and size, it is bred in captivity in cages and aviaries. In natural conditions found in the northern and eastern Australia.

As it was written in the text of the Zebra Finch, these parrots were bred in my backyard aviary. It was amazing that they could survive even severe frost. Of course they were provided with a place to live sheltered from the wind and fresh lukewarm water every day. It was a pity but this was the only species which I was not able to reproduce. Despite several attempts I failed. In Australia for the first time I saw the Crimson Rozella in the Blue Mountains. The session was quite difficult because rozella preyed in fairly high grass and I had no tripod with me.