Spinifex Pigeon - reflected while drinking

Spinifex Pigeon - reflected while drinking (Geophaps plumifera ferruginea). Marble Bar, Pilbara, Western Australia. They are adapted to life in the arid spinifex covered regions of central and western Australia where they are permanent residents. They live in small coveys but sometimes 50 or more congregate. Seeds from spinifex (Triodia sp) are their main food. This is the rufous-bellied race found only in the Pilbara. Photographed drinking from a puddle on a concrete path at the door of the local nursing post

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Crest Crests Ferruginea Geophaps Pigeon Pigeons Plumifera Reflected Reflections Spinifex

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