tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28832751.post8286967764372799716..comments2023-09-03T14:18:24.569+01:00Comments on OldScrotesHome: Colour prejudiceJake Allsophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18352337319705848623noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28832751.post-67563279343259243732011-06-13T13:43:53.417+01:002011-06-13T13:43:53.417+01:00Looking more closely at Whitey, I note that it has...Looking more closely at Whitey, I note that it has an incomplete black collar, viz, no black visible on the nape itself. It's a very nervous bird - even the Blackbirds are seeing it off.Jake Allsophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18352337319705848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28832751.post-30686453973282824722011-06-13T10:18:32.215+01:002011-06-13T10:18:32.215+01:00Thanks, Anon. It never occurred to me. The fact th...Thanks, Anon. It never occurred to me. The fact that Whitey is noticeably smaller than the regular S.decaocto makes me think you are right. I will check further. Maybe I should retitle the entry "Xenophobia".Jake Allsophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18352337319705848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28832751.post-62480325503002648142011-06-12T21:25:34.793+01:002011-06-12T21:25:34.793+01:00Why is this bird a colour variant of S. decaocta a...Why is this bird a colour variant of S. decaocta and not a 'Barbary' Dove S. X risoria, or perhaps even an African Collared Dove S. roseogrisea? So many things get out of their cages these days - like a White-throated Robin seems to have done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com