Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca) Houston Zoo by Lee
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. (Psalms 55:6 KJV)
Thought I’d share two videos and some photos of the Wonga Dove and the Taveta Weavers. They were in the Tropical Bird House which had enclosures with a glass in front of them and not a cage (YEAH!)
Tropical Bird House Houston Zoo by Lee
The Wonga Dove was calling and could be heard everywhere in the Bird House. One video is of the dove calling and the weavers next door. You will hear the sound of the dove even while videoing the weavers.
Taveta Weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps) Houston Zoo by Lee
Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me. (Isaiah 38:14 KJV)
The second video is of the Guira Cuckoos. Forgot to add it to that article. Houston Zoo – Vacation – Part 2-B
Here are the photos of these two species of birds:
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- Tropical Bird House Houston Zoo by Lee
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- Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca) Houston Zoo by Lee
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- Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca) Houston Zoo by Lee
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- Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca) Houston Zoo by Lee
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- Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca) Houston Zoo by Lee
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- Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca) Houston Zoo by Lee
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- Taveta Weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps) Houston Zoo by Lee
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- Taveta Weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps) Houston Zoo by Lee
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- Taveta Weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps) Houston Zoo by Lee
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- Taveta Weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps) Houston Zoo by Lee
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- Taveta Weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps) Houston Zoo by Lee
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- Taveta Weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps) Houston Zoo by Lee
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- Taveta Weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps) Houston Zoo by Lee
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- Taveta Weaver by Dan
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- Taveta Weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps) Houston Zoo by Lee
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- Taveta Weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps) Houston Zoo by Lee
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- Taveta Weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps) Houston Zoo by Lee
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- Houston Zoo’s Four-eyed Fish
- Houston Zoo – Vacation – Part 2-B
- Houston Zoo – Vacation – Part 2
- Birdwatching Along The Way – Vacation – Part 1
- Houston Zoo Page, TX
- Birds of the Bible – Doves and Pigeons
- Wordless Birds
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Wow, I didn’t know there were any doves that got that big. And those little tavetas are cute as they can be. Very enjoyable. I went on to the Cuckoo video, hoping to hear them “cuckoo,” but I guess they weren’t very chatty that day. Doggone it. I’ve never heard a real live cuckoo — just the ones in clocks.
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Go to https://leesbird.com/bb/cuckoo/cuckoo-videos/ and watch the second video. Thanks for commenting.
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Oh, thanks. I must have missed that one.
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We always get a little excited when we here and see the Wonga Pigeon in the rainforest, we see lots of them roaming about in the Lamington NP
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I had not heard of them before, but sure liked to call. Persistent for sure. :)
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