Friday, April 12, 2019

3286. 4-Digit first prize and pink necked green pigeons nesting in an HDB apartment, Singapore

April 10, 2019



On April 9, 2019 morning, I got a photograph of two sibling pink-necked green pigeons basking in the sun. The timing has to be right as they don't perch when I pass by.





I showed this photo to a client who brought in an injured bird.  See video below.



This triggered her to recall a couple outside her HDB corner flat laying 2 eggs and successfully rearing two green pigeons.
"Do you consider it lucky to have birds coming to your flat?" I asked, as some believe that bird visits are good omens.

"Yes," she replied that she got first prize in the 4D bet!  Her colleagues betted big some time before she did, but got nothing. She betted $1.00 and got some $1,000. She donated her winnings to the temple.
"When is the time to bet and how do you know which number to bet?" I asked. 
"Just after the young birds fly away from the nest," she said. "My flat number!"
A true story that is hard to believe. Her photos were taken with a Samsung smartphone and are shown below. The lady stated that the two adults take shifts to incubate the two eggs for 1-2 months

A nest outside the Housing Development Board apartment garden space

Female pink necked green pigeon warms up the two eggs

Two chicks



Male pink-necked green pigeon with juvenile tucked under his wing.

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