Birds in Hawk's Bay near Karachi, Pakistan? (1 Viewer)

sandrinhalee

bird happy

• Sep 28, 2009

• #1

Can someone ID these birds for me? Esp. the terns?

 

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sandrinhalee

bird happy

• Sep 28, 2009

• #2

...and this funny bird -- should I assume this bird was painted by human beings?

 

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James Lidster

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• Sep 28, 2009

• #3

1 Sandwich Tern
2 Sandwich Tern
3 Gull billed Tern
4 Black Kite
5 Sanderling

Cheers
James

 

chris butterworth

aka The Person Named Above

• Sep 28, 2009

• #4

1,2,3,4+5 agree. The pink jobbie is a Pigeon thats been dyed ( for some peculiar reason )
Chris

 

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Himalaya

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• Sep 29, 2009

• #5

people tend to dye birds such as pigeons and chicks as well. im guessing the owner wants to give it as much colour as possible. is it dangerous for the bird to be dyed?

 

njlarsen

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• Sep 29, 2009

• #6

As the feather itself is mainly dead, I doubt that a dye that properly integrates itself into the feather would be dangerous. If it is superficial and can be ingested by a preening bird, then it would be a different story.

Niels

 

sandrinhalee

bird happy

• Sep 29, 2009

• #7

Kind of strange because I saw this bird apparently free, out on the beach, far from civilization. I guess it escaped!

Thank you everyone for your help!

 

htcdude

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• Sep 29, 2009

• #8

sandrinhalee said:

Kind of strange because I saw this bird apparently free, out on the beach, far from civilization. I guess it escaped!

Thank you everyone for your help!

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In Wales a couple of years back we saw a lime green coloured Pigeon wandering the streets! Was quite amusing to say the least, I guess it was dyed and then escaped.

 

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Himalaya

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• Sep 29, 2009

• #9

Pigeons wander - could very easily been a racing/fancy pigeon from the Gulf countries - they can wander vary far.

Hawkes Bay is near Karachi, not that far.

Which other birds did you notice there?