· by casswart.bsky.social ·1d ago · view on bsky.app ↗

Day 14 - Nicobar pigeon ( Caloenas nicobarica ) for #AvianAugust2026 This bird is the closest living relative to the extinct dodo and Rodrigues solitaire. Ref 📷: Jan-Peter Kelder macaulaylibrary.org/asset/548626...

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Digital sketch study of a Nicobar Pigeon

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⋆.˚⭒⋆᯽ ࣪˖ twentynyne ˖᯽ ݁⋆˚⭒⋆ · 1 · 1d ago

nicobar pigeons are so good, I love showing people them, because people think that just being a pigeon, that they would be gray and thats the opposite of the truth!

CassWArt 🌴 · 1 · 1d ago

We have access to a few aviarys here that have a few. I always love seeing them step into the light and then just glow like a gem! Really fun birds to watch.