I was just given this young bird today and I had a couple guesses as to what it is, but the more reading I do, the more confused I get so I just figured I'd ask here and save a few brain cells. My best guess is it's an indigo - how far off am I?
One photo is in direct sunlight and the other two are in the shade.
New Young Bird
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Re: New Young Bird
You are correct, it is indigo.
Re: New Young Bird
Yay, I was right - I just might be learning something, after all!
My next (silly) question is if it's blue or brown base color. It *looks* brown but I've never seen a brown pigeon or an indigo pigeon in person before, and since this is a young bird I wasn't sure if it was actually blue and would be more obvious when it molts...
I'm happy either way, it's a very pretty bird.
My next (silly) question is if it's blue or brown base color. It *looks* brown but I've never seen a brown pigeon or an indigo pigeon in person before, and since this is a young bird I wasn't sure if it was actually blue and would be more obvious when it molts...
I'm happy either way, it's a very pretty bird.
~Journey
Re: New Young Bird
Sometimes ash red carrying rec red and het blue could make this phenotype too .....