THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER
August-September 2011
Volume #1, Issue #3
The Free and Official Bi-monthly E-newsletter of and published by
DOVEBOOK
The Dove and Pigeon Social Network
http://dovebook.webs.com/
email address: [email protected]
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Welcome Message from the DOVEBOOK E-newsletter Staff, page 2 THE INTERNATIONAL DOVE AND PIGEON SPECIES LAW RESOURCES LIBRARY PROJECT, pages 3-5 DOVES AND PIGEONS IN THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS, page 5 MAKE YOUR DOVE & PIGEON RECOMMENDATIONS COUNT AT RIGHT PET!, pages 6-7 RINGNECK DOVE COLOR THURSDAYS!, pages 7-8 DOVEBOOK HAS EXTENDED ITS PRESENCE TO PETBOOK, page 8 THE WHITE PIGEON LOFT AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO, pages 8-11 THE DOVE AND PIGEON SOCIAL NETWORK TRADE ANNOUNCEMENTS REPORT, pages 12-17 COLUMBIDAE CARE RESOURCE REVIEWS, pages 17-20 WEBSITE UPDATES, pages 20-26 DOVEBOOK ON FACEBOOK, pages 27-29 SPOTLIGHT ON NEW WEBSITE MEMBER, page 29 YOUR WEBSITE ADMINISTRATION TEAM/NEWSLETTER STAFF, page 30 IN THE NEXT ISSUE…, pages 31-32
DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 1 August-September 2011
Welcome Message from the DOVEBOOK E-newsletter Staff
THE SWITCH FROM MONTHLY TO BI-MONTHLY…AND FINALLY QUARTERLY
We‟ve had lots of changes in The Columbidae‟s Cooer since last issue. Many of those changes you will be able to see in this issue. But the one change I want to immediately point out is the frequency in which issues are going to be released. Because of a number of circumstances, we‟ve had to switch from a monthly to a bi-monthly publication this issue… http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/calendar/showEvent?calID=5647880&eventID=136668319
If you are a site Member, you‟ve already received an e-mail about the above as it was sent out on what would have been the due date for member submissions this issue -- Tuesday, August 9, 2011 -- with subject line “IMPORTANT UPDATE: Submissions Deadline and Release Dates for „The Columbidae‟s Cooer‟ E-newsletter have changed!” (if you did not receive the e-mail, don‟t worry!). And if you‟ve already seen what‟s coming up in the next issue, note that we will switch yet again from a bi-monthly to a quarterly publication at that time.
Of course, we are not going anywhere! The Columbidae‟s Cooer will still bring you all of Dovebook‟s happenings so that you can maintain care of your pet doves and pet pigeons, learn about the rest of the world‟s doves and pigeons, and help you connect with each other and with us in our love for these wonderful birds.
Sincerely, Evelyn-mun Administrator DOVEBOOK The Dove and Pigeon Social Network
P.S. Do you have questions and/or comments about these changes? Contact us! Like our dove and pigeon friends, we are always watching and listening. :)
DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 2 August-September 2011
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THE INTERNATIONAL DOVE AND PIGEON SPECIES LAW RESOURCES LIBRARY PROJECT by Sal Niner, Site Owner
http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/blog/categories/show/1159286-international-dove-and-pigeon-species- law-resources-library-project
In an effort to provide a centralized location on the world wide web for law and legislation related to dove and pigeon birds from around the world, I‟ve set up a category in the blog page of our website that will house these resources at the link above. We at DOVEBOOK are conducting long-term research and this centralized location that we‟ve termed “Library Project” is the on-going and continuing process of that research. We invite our DOVEBOOK website Members to contribute to our efforts at: http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/forums/topics/show/6022307-the-international-dove-and-pigeon-species- law-resources-library-project
Or, Members may comment on each of the blog entries in the blog category linked above.
We‟ve also reached out to our outside-DOVEBOOK pages/groups communities to contribute at:
Yahoo! Groups http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Doves_and_Pigeons/message/131
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/notes/dovebook-the-dove-and-pigeon-social-network/the-international-dove- and-pigeon-species-law-resources-library-project/248586078518629
Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/DOVEBOOK_tweets/status/114608750287003648 (click on link within this tweet page for the full message)
Avian Avenue http://forums.avianavenue.com/groups/doves-pigeons-d293-international-dove-pigeon- species-law-resources-library-project.html
Bird Board http://www.birdboard.com/forum/group.php?discussionid=93
PETBRAGS http://www.petbrags.com/group/dovesandpigeons/forum/topics/the-international-dove-and- pigeon-species-law-resources-library
PetBam http://www.petbam.com/view-discussion.php?id=41
Your Pet Friends http://www.yourpetfriends.com/group_discussion_view.php?group_id=4&grouptopic_id=21
DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 3 August-September 2011 petbook http://petbook.org/group/doves_and_pigeons/forum/topics/the-international-dove-and-pigeon- species-law-resources-library
And I, on behalf of DOVEBOOK, have reached out to other dove- and pigeon-communities (if you happen to be a member of any of these communities, we welcome your contributions): doves-pigeons Yahoo! Group http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/doves-pigeons/message/76671 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/doves-pigeons/message/76672 (Thank you doves-pigeons Members who responded to my original inquiry)
Bird Lovers Online http://www.birdloversonline.com/threads/10297-The-International-Dove-and-Pigeon- Species-Law-Resources-Library-Project
Avian Avenue http://forums.avianavenue.com/poultry-row/62623-international-dove-pigeon-species-law- resources-library-project.html
KAYTEE http://forums.kaytee.com/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=2313
Pigeon Angels http://www.pigeonangels.com/t2946-the-international-dove-and-pigeon-species-law- resources-library-project
Bird Channel http://board.birdchannel.com/Topic239482-70-1.aspx
Pigeon - Talk Facebook group
http://www.facebook.com/groups/115336608555709/?view=permalink&id=151981751557861
MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue Facebook group
http://www.facebook.com/groups/160198601451/?view=permalink&id=10150289549246452
NAURUKYYHKY (Ringneck Dove) Facebook group
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=156624997757634&id=9782322562
How did the idea for a Columbidae birds law resources library come about? From a desire to know what is legal and what is not in terms of the purchase, selling, trading, adoption, requests for, and general acquisition of doves and pigeons.
We all know that depending on the part of the world one is from, and most importantly the part of the world the bird is from and where it is going to be bought, sold, traded, adopted, or acquired, the law is different and therefore can either classify that bird as legal or illegal to keep.
This Library Project is an opportunity to clear up these questions and provide the dove and pigeon enthusiast with information on their favored species or breed of bird. Mind everyone, not every law resource relating to Columbidae will be included in this Library Project as they are primarily web-based; but we do plan to include a list within this Library Project of non-web or print resources.
DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 4 August-September 2011
This Library Project also aims to house all other dove- and pigeon-related law and legislation from around the world; whether it is in web-based form, or print-based form and listed in our non-web/in-print resources.
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DOVES AND PIGEONS IN THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS by Sal Niner, Site Owner
Methuselah, the white male collared dove (pictured above right), holds the Guinness World Record for Oldest Living Caged Dove at nineteen years and six months when he was last examined in October 2004.
Source: “Oldest Caged Dove.” Guinness World Records. 2011. 18 August 2011.
< http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-1000/oldest-caged-dove >.
Old Man, the former racing pigeon, holds the Guinness World Record for Oldest Living Pigeon, and assuming he is still alive would be thirty-one years and seven months on the current day; it does not explicitly state when he was last examined to determine whether or not he‟s still alive.
Source: “Oldest Pigeon Living.” Guinness World Records. 2011. 18 August 2011.
< http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-2000/oldest-pigeon-living/ >.
DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 5 August-September 2011
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MAKE YOUR DOVE & PIGEON RECOMMENDATIONS COUNT AT RIGHT PET! by Sal Niner, Site Owner
We dove and pigeon enthusiasts know how much we love our birds. Make that love count and cast in your recommendations at Right Pet today for your favorite species and/or breed.
http://www.rightpet.com/
Recently, I had the pleasure of making my recommendation and review of sorts on keeping a ringneck dove. In this review (a work in progress) made at the Right Pet website, I evaluated Paz, our DOVEBOOK Mascot and my constant companion: http://www.rightpet.com/ratingofbird/ringneck-dove/620
The above recommendation and review of Paz is part of a group of reviews that users make to evaluate their ringneck doves as pets, which you can view at: http://www.rightpet.com/BirdSpeciesDetail/ringneck-dove
DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 6 August-September 2011
And just like one can evaluate this species, one can also evaluate other dove and pigeon species and breeds; each type has their own page and has the option to include a species tag widget on your website like the one pictured above, so that visitors to your site can click on the widget which in turn will take them to that species pet reviews page.
If you do a search on the Right Pet website for all dove and pigeon birds, you‟ll find many different types. For your convenience, I‟ve created a blog entry on DOVEBOOK which compiles in one place all the different dove and pigeon bird types available to recommend and review at Right Pet: http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/blog/show/7975101-make-your-dove-and-pigeon-recommendations- count-at-right-pet-
Site Members, feel free to leave your comments under the above DOVEBOOK blog entry about your experience providing reviews at Right Pet, and let us know if you‟ve submitted a recommendation for your favorite dove and/or pigeon bird.
If you are registered on Right Pet and wish to become part of our “pack” or want to invite us to join yours, you can find our profile at: http://www.rightpet.com/ViewProfile/DOVEBOOK
______RINGNECK DOVE COLOR THURSDAYS!
DOVEBOOK Forums > Doves > Ringnecks > Color Varieties
http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/forums/topics/show/4823430-color-varieties
The Pied Ringneck Dove represented the week of July 21-27, 2011.
The Frosty Ringneck Dove represented the week of July 28-August 3, 2011.
The Ice Ringneck Dove represented the week of August 4-10, 2011.
The Ivory Ringneck Dove represented the week of August 11-17, 2011.
The Light Ash Ringneck Dove represented the week of August 18-24, 2011.
The Orange Ringneck Dove represented the week of August 25-31, 2011.
The Orange Neck Ringneck Dove represented the week of September 1-7, 2011.
The Orange Pearled Ringneck Dove represented the week of September 8-14, 2011.
DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 7 August-September 2011
The Orange Whiteback Ringneck Dove represented the week of September 15-21, 2011.
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DOVEBOOK HAS EXTENDED ITS PRESENCE TO PETBOOK by Sal Niner, Site Owner
In the June issue, I brought you a list of all the external websites that DOVEBOOK has a presence in, with the article “DOVEBOOK Spreads its Wings on the World Wide Web”. I‟m adding one more to that list because we now have our group called Doves and Pigeons on the following social networking website:
http://petbook.org/group/doves_and_pigeons
If you are already on petbook, let us know who you are (or who your pet is) by pointing us to your (or their) profile, and we will send you an invitation to automatically join our group. You can do this by reaching us on DOVEBOOK (use our Contact Us page) with a link to your (or their) profile on petbook.
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THE WHITE PIGEON LOFT AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO by Sal Niner, Site Owner
Recently, I got a chance to visit the White Pigeon Loft exhibit at the world-famous San Diego Zoo in the United States. This is where the birds are housed:
DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 8 August-September 2011
Notice the White Racing Homer in the window on the right:
The loft has two separate sections with white racing/homing pigeons on either side, and windows on all sides with cage barring to let in both a good amount of sunlight and ventilation.
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The American Racing Pigeon Union (AU) has their flyers and other printed information distributed at this exhibit; while there, I was able to pick up their Fact Sheet and an informational brochure of the National Pigeon Association. The AU also did an article of the facility in which this exhibit is located, that you can read on their website at: http://www.pigeon.org/famouszoo.htm
ZOONOOZ, the in-print magazine of the San Diego Zoo & Safari Park, recently released an article on these pigeons that features in their September 2011 issue titled “Don‟t Pigeonhole Me: The Secret Life of Racers”.
Other dove and pigeon species, many of them exotic, are kept at the San Diego Zoo throughout their various aviaries and other exhibits. Take a look at some of them in our Doves and Pigeons in Zoos album on DOVEBOOK‟s Photo Gallery at: http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/photos/album?albumid=11442041
Our intent, of course, is to add more pictures to this album once they become available in future visits, not only to this zoo but to others as well.
DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 11 August-September 2011
______THE DOVE AND PIGEON SOCIAL NETWORK TRADE ANNOUNCEMENTS REPORT
A compilation of all dove- and pigeon-related advertisements/ads on DOVEBOOK over the past two months; reported by our Site Administrator Evelyn-mun.
Site Members, contact us about publishing your dove- and/or pigeon-related ads on this e-newsletter; we encourage you to post your ads freely on our website.
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DOVEBOOK Forums > Pigeons > Other/Exotics > Sticky: Available Birds
http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/forums/topics/show/4675488-available-birds
UP FOR ADOPTION:
The week of July 17, 2011
GORGEOUS
LIL PIGEON
Angelica
A1422002
The week of July 24, 2011
Homer
The week of August 21, 2011
Sunshine
The week of August 28, 2011
Rusty DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 12 August-September 2011
The week of September 4, 2011
Tippy
FOUND:
The week of July 24, 2011
A Show Pigeon (either Italian Owl breed or German Owl breed)
BEING HELD:
The week of July 31, 2011
Gray and black Pigeon A891883 at the Riverside County Animal Control Riverside Shelter
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DOVEBOOK Forums > Doves > Ringnecks > Sticky: Available Birds
http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/forums/topics/show/4675430-available-birds
UP FOR ADOPTION:
The week of July 17, 2011
Graham Cracker
Cinnamon
The week of July 24, 2011
Hope
A13599832
Ringo
Shanu
DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 13 August-September 2011
The week of July 31, 2011
A176880 (and others at San Luis Obispo County Animal Services Division)
Dove 1 (and others at The SPCA for Monterey County)
Mr. Giggles
The week of August 7, 2011
Merry (with Pippin, in a separate listing too)
HOMA
The week of August 14, 2011
13668367
13668370
Scooby
Baby
The week of August 21, 2011
Mr. Peppermint
Diamond
The week of August 28, 2011
Ringo
The week of September 4, 2011
Bebo
DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 14 August-September 2011
FOR SALE:
The week of August 7, 2011
Ad #88789
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DOVEBOOK Forums > Doves > Diamonds > Sticky: Available Birds
http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/forums/topics/show/4675444-available-birds
UP FOR ADOPTION:
The week of August 14, 2011
20524987 pair
The week of August 28, 2011
Josh
Janice
Joe
Aurora
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DOVEBOOK Forums > The Dove and Pigeon Shopper‟s Marketplace >
Dove and Pigeon Collectibles and Memorabilia http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/forums/topics/show/5607751-dove-and-pigeon-collectibles-and- memorabilia
AVAILABLE THE WEEK OF AUGUST 7, 2011:
Woolly Pigeons
inquisitive pigeon 5” X 7” photograph
Mourning Dove family ACEO wildlife birds card and photograph
DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 15 August-September 2011
felt pen Collared Dove drawing reproduction
pigeon canvas printed pillow cushion
Cecelia the Victorian Crowned Pigeon bird paper doll
Mr. Pigeon “Bird Brain” Greeting Card
AVAILABLE THE WEEK OF AUGUST 14, 2011:
Peering Pigeon photograph
NYC PIGEON Scrabble tile pendant
Pretty Dove photograph (of a Bleeding Heart Dove/Pigeon)
Columba livia (Rock Pigeon/Dove) clay sculpture
Pigeon clay sculpture necklace
Beautiful white dove birds vintage art photo
AVAILABLE THE WEEK OF AUGUST 21, 2011:
Diamond Dove grey bird crochet amigurumi
Fluffy Mourning Dove – a signed 8 x 10 Original photograph
AVAILABLE THE WEEK OF AUGUST 28, 2011:
Inkadinkado large dove birds rubber stamp
AVAILABLE THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 4, 2011:
Stunning Collared Dove Bird Photo #C40
Southern Crowned Pigeon Bird A4+ Satin Poster
Cuba‟s Pigeon Organization 2007 Rock Pigeon Postage Stamp
Bird Talk magazine December 2010 issue (with a Ringneck Dove cover/feature article on Ringneck and Diamond Doves)
DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 16 August-September 2011
AVAILABLE THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2011:
Portrait of A Pigeon – Part 2 – 11x14 Fine art Photograph – Featured in The Frog Bag
AUDUBON WILD REPUBLIC MOURNING DOVE SONG BIRD PLUSH
bird pigeon maximum card South Africa 107
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“Yep…this is me, looking all pixelated! :-D I was trying to set up the ‘Paz Cam’ in my cage; but since I’m not a very techie fellow and couldn’t get it to work, that idea quickly went out through the bars. Heck, I’m just learning the ins and outs of social networking and this Internet thing! Yes, you read that correctly… I have a DOVEBOOK (like Facebook, but for the dove and pigeon birds); my profile link is on page 29 of this issue. Come friend me or just leave a note. I’ll promise to coo-coo back!”
--Paz, DOVEBOOK Mascot
COLUMBIDAE CARE RESOURCE REVIEWS
Note this section‟s title has now changed from DOVE & PIGEON CARE RESOURCE REVIEWS to COLUMBIDAE CARE RESOURCE REVIEWS.
Each issue we the membership will bring you reviews of books, periodicals, websites, and other types of resources used in taking care of our Columbidae birds, or doves and pigeons. It is our hope that these reviews will help anyone from the novice to the experienced keeper in choosing which resource is right for them and their birds.
Website Members, if you have a review of a resource that you would like included in this section, please send it to the newsletter staff at the email address on page 1 of this issue. DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 17 August-September 2011
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GAYLE A. SOUCEK‟S BOOK DOVES: A COMPLETE PET OWNER‟S MANUAL by Sal Niner, Site Owner
Last issue, I reviewed a pet bird species-specific book titled Ringneck Doves: A Handbook of Care & Breeding. This time my review, the second for The Columbidae‟s Cooer of another resource from my personal collection on Columbidae, is about Doves: A Complete Pet Owner‟s Manual. This 96-page softcover published in 2006 is more generalist in nature, but still focuses on the Ringneck and Diamond Doves; and is meant to introduce basic pet care of the two most-commonly kept domesticated species of seed-eating doves.
The “Introduction to Doves” chapter goes briefly into how doves are known in popular culture and emphasizes the pet enjoyment quality of ringnecks and diamonds. We are given brief facts on their anatomy in general, and where doves and pigeons are found geographically. The author also states the fact that the more-common seed-eating species are suitable as pets, while the less-common fruit-eating species are not because of their specific dietary needs.
The “Choosing your Pet Dove” chapter goes over what we should expect before even acquiring a bird and gives a checklist of considerations to keep in mind when bringing that bird into one‟s life, as well as the sorts of life changes one might need to do for their new pet. Additionally, Soucek describes the types of places one can go to obtain their pet dove, such as pet shops, breeders, and bird fairs; and provides a guide on how to pick out a healthy dove. Like the resource I reviewed last time, this book does not
DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 18 August-September 2011 acknowledge shelters or rescue organizations as a place to obtain a pet dove; and like my last review, I recommend the inclusion of such information in a future edition of this book with input from consultants as needed.
The “Understanding your Dove” chapter looks at usual dove behavior and the factors which drive that behavior. It also provides guidance on how to bond with your pet dove when knowing how to interpret its behavior.
The “Housing your Pet Dove” chapter goes over indoor cages and outdoor aviaries as the two types of dove habitats in captivity, but mostly focuses on indoor cages. Being the owner of an indoor caged ringneck, I found the guidance and tips in this chapter relevant to the living arrangements of both my pet Paz and myself. This chapter gives very basic information on, and is only meant to introduce the reader to, outdoor aviaries. If you are seriously considering going through with setting up and maintaining an outdoor aviary habitat for your doves instead of, or in addition to, an indoor cage habitat, then I suggest referring to additional books or other resources that focus solely on the subject of dove/pigeon outdoor aviaries. When maintaining the pet dove‟s habitat at home, the author Gayle A. Soucek makes a distinction between cleaning and disinfecting, giving scenarios as guidelines on when one or the other should be done.
The “Healthy Nutrition” chapter discusses what should be fed to your pet dove. One thing that I found helpful in this chapter is the Dove Food Pyramid, designed to visually understand how much of each food type to give my pet bird. The author then goes over in more detail each food type making up the pyramid.
The “Keeping your Dove Healthy” chapter, in my opinion, is the best chapter of this book. We understand that we must maintain the health of our doves through good housing and nutrition practices, and many of us do. But this chapter goes over what to do if your pet becomes ill or injured even with such good practices in place (because, let‟s face it, it does happen despite our best efforts otherwise). Here we understand not only the different types of diseases that doves can get, but also become aware of the dangers in the household and how to avoid those from turning into accidents for the pet dove. This chapter even includes a how-to guide on administering first aid to your pet dove in the case of an emergency.
The “Breeding Doves” chapter goes over this process with guidance and tips from when the parents start their mating rituals and how they behave during those, to when the young are born and how to care for them up to the point of getting them banded.
The “Other Dove Species” chapter lists and briefly describes those besides the ringneck and diamond doves. These species are classified as either “common” (readily available to obtain for keeping in aviculture) or “uncommon” (difficult to obtain for keeping in aviculture). It goes over these species briefly because the author‟s main focus is on ringneck doves and diamond doves as pets; therefore, we are being introduced to other dove and pigeon species only to give us an idea that they exist and are available. Of course, if the reader so wishes to learn more about a particular species, it is their responsibility to research further through other resources, determine how easy or difficult the desired Columbidae species can be obtained for keeping in aviculture, and furthermore how suited or unsuited it would be as a house pet.
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The “Color Mutations and Genetics” chapter looks at this subject in both ringneck doves and diamond doves; and how it is both naturally and artificially altered to produce favored colors and other physical traits that fanciers look for in these two species of birds.
The book ends with an “Information” chapter: a list of other resources, besides this book, in taking care of pet doves; and organizes them by periodicals, organizations, helpful web sites, manufacturers, and suppliers. In addition, this book is richly complimented with both photographs and art illustrations throughout, including those of the front and back inside cover endpapers.
One thing that I did not agree with in Doves: A Complete Pet Owner‟s Manual is Soucek‟s claim that Ringnecks are relatively easy to find at pet shops because of their popularity. They might be the most popular pet dove species, but when compared to other pet birds and even other companion animals they are definitely not popular or well-known. In fact, when I‟ve gone into pet shops most of the time there have not been any ringneck doves available nor will the shopkeepers be familiar with this species, much less doves as pets.
I highly praise this book just the same because in it Soucek shares, in an easy-to-follow manner, valuable reflections of her many years of experience with keeping birds. Overall, I give this book five out of a possible five stars for the extensive introductory content about basic pet care for the two most common species of doves, and should form part of every dove keeper‟s library.
WEBSITE UPDATES
HOME http://dovebook.webs.com/
07/19/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added the Interested in Linking to Us? section
07/19/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the section Proud Member of:
Columbidae/Dove & Pigeon Webring WebRing navigation bar
08/03/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added the Support Us! section
08/06/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the sidebar section for all website pages:
“I love Ringneck Doves” Right Pet website bird tag/widget (related article on pages 6-7 of this issue)
“I love Diamond Doves” Right Pet website bird tag/widget
08/11/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the sidebar section for all website pages:
“I love Rock Doves” Right Pet website bird tag/widget
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08/18/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the section Proud Member of:
I‟m a part of petbook badge/widget
09/10/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the We are on Facebook! section:
“American Dove Association” Facebook page Like badge/widget
“Ringneck Dove” Facebook page Like badge/widget
“Pigeons” Facebook page Like badge/widget
“MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue” Facebook page Like badge/widget
“The Pigeon Nest” Facebook page Like badge/widget
“‟Pigeon‟” Facebook page Like badge/widget
“Pigeons As Pets” Facebook page Like badge/widget
“Pigeon Madness” Facebook page Like badge/widget
“Pigeons – Wings of fire” Facebook page Like badge/widget
“PALOMAS MENSAJERAS MEXICO” Facebook page Like badge/widget
“I Love Pigeons” Facebook page Like badge/widget
“Noah the rescue pigeon and the bunnies” Facebook page Like badge/widget
“People for the Preservation of Pigeons” Facebook page Like badge/widget
“Foy‟s Pigeon Supplies” Facebook page Like badge/widget
“Tony the Pigeon” Facebook page Like badge/widget
“Pigeon In Flight” Facebook page Like badge/widget
“Pigeon Documentary” Facebook page Like badge/widget
“Racing Pigeons” Facebook page Like badge widget
“American Pigeon Museum & Library” Facebook page Like badge/widget
“Mourning Dove” Facebook page Like badge/widget
09/10/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the We are on Twitter! section: dove and pigeon care “The Resource List of Dove- and Pigeon-related Tweets.” DOVEBOOK_tweets Twitter page‟s list widget
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DOVEBOOK “DOVEBOOK_tweets” Twitter page widget
09/14/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the section We Support:
Vote for this idea on Pepsi Refresh! “save 300 unreleasable domestic pigeons & doves from euthanasia.” pepsi refresh project widget
Vote for this idea on Pepsi Refresh! “sustain MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue and save birds from euthanasia!” pepsi refresh project widget
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FAQ http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/faq/
07/19/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER section
08/11/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the GENERAL section:
Does DOVEBOOK sell anything?
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LINKS http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/links/
07/23/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the General Pet Care Resource List:
Adopt-a-Pet.com‟s Company Profile on Facebook
Adopt-a-Pet.com‟s Profile on Facebook
Adopt-a-Pet.com‟s Twitter a Critter on Facebook
07/28/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the Dove & Pigeon Care Resource List:
Tony the Pigeon on Facebook
Pigeon in Flight
07/29/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the Dove & Pigeon Care Resource List:
Pigeon in Flight on Facebook
Pigeon in Flight on Twitter
07/30/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the Dove & Pigeon Care Resource List:
Pigeon – Talk group on Facebook
08/06/2011 – Evelyn-mun, Site Administrator, added to the General Bird Care Resource List:
Avian Web
DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 22 August-September 2011
08/06/2011 – Evelyn-mun, Site Administrator, added to the Dove & Pigeon Care Resource List:
Doves on Avian Web
Pigeons on Avian Web
08/06/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the General Pet Care Resource List:
Right Pet
08/10/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the Dove & Pigeon Care Resource List:
Pigeon Documentary on Facebook
08/10/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the General Bird Care Resource List:
Avian Avenue on Facebook
08/10/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the General Pet Care Resource List:
aKeKee – The Pet Search Engine
aKeKee – The Pet Search Engine on Facebook
08/11/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the Dove & Pigeon Care Resource List:
Pigeon Pages from the Urban Wildlife Society
08/13/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the Dove & Pigeon Care Resource List:
American Racing Pigeon Union
American Racing Pigeon Union on Facebook
American Racing Pigeon Union on Twitter
08/16/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the Dove & Pigeon Care Resource List:
The American Pigeon Museum and Library/Worlds of Wings Pigeon Center
The American Pigeon Museum and Library/Worlds of Wings Pigeon Center on Facebook
08/18/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the General Pet Care Resource List:
Pet Chamber of Commerce
Pet Chamber of Commerce on Twitter
petbook – Your Social PET Network
DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 23 August-September 2011
08/18/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the Dove & Pigeon Care Resource List:
The Doves and Pigeons petbook Group (more information on page 8 of this issue)
08/23/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the Dove & Pigeon Care Resource List:
Foy‟s Pigeon Supplies on eBay
08/31/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the Dove & Pigeon Care Resource List:
Mourning Dove on Facebook
09/06/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the Dove & Pigeon Care Resource List:
Project Passenger Pigeon
09/14/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the Dove & Pigeon Care Resource List:
Pigeon Madness on YouTube
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BLOG http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/blog/
08/06/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added entry:
Make your Dove and Pigeon Recommendations count at Right Pet! (more information on pages 6-7 of this issue)
08/15/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added Category
International Dove and Pigeon Species Law Resources Library Project
http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/blog/categories/show/1159286-international-dove-and-pigeon-species- law-resources-library-project
(more information on pages 3-4 of this issue)
08/15/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added entries:
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES)
United States Department of Agriculture – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA – APHIS)
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PHOTO GALLERY http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/photos/
08/08/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the Paz album:
Catching some rays… http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=133886024
DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 24 August-September 2011
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FORUMS http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/forums/
08/12/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added one sub-group to the Pigeons group:
Rocks http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/forums/show/6086706-rocks
08/12/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, changed the All Pigeons sub-group to the Other/Exotics sub- group in the Pigeons group.
09/13/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added three sub-groups to the Living with Doves and Pigeons group:
Dove and Pigeon Aviculture http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/forums/show/6206669-dove-and-pigeon- aviculture
Dove and Pigeon Nutrition http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/forums/show/6206992-dove-and-pigeon- nutrition
Dove and Pigeon Health http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/forums/show/6206996-dove-and-pigeon-health
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CALENDAR http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/calendar/
08/16/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added events:
DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network‟s 1st Year Anniversary
“The Columbidae‟s Cooer” E-newsletter‟s 1st Year Anniversary
09/06/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added event:
100th Anniversary of Martha‟s Death, and the Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon Species
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PAZ http://dovebook.webs.com/paz.htm
08/18/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added:
On petbook: http://petbook.org/profile/Paz_the_Dove
09/13/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added:
On DOVEBOOK: http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/profile/80809611/
DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 25 August-September 2011
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VIDEO GALLERY http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/videos/
09/06/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the Pigeon Videos around the Web Video Channel:
Martha: Last of the Passenger Pigeons
09/13/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added:
Paz, the Pink Pied Ringneck Dove‟s Video Channel http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/videos/channels/show/3255466-paz-the-pink-pied-ringneck-dove-s- video-channel
09/14/2011 – Sal Niner, Site Owner, added to the Other/Exotic Dove Videos around the Web Video Channel:
Mourning Dove
Paloma Huilota (Mourning Dove)
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A regular reminder to all of our Site members: your member privileges allow posting content to DOVEBOOK, including photos, videos, blogs, documents, links, calendar events, forum entries, and submitting content to The Columbidae‟s Cooer e-newsletter related to doves and pigeons. We encourage your participation this way and hope you can and will contribute to our website and this newsletter. Take advantage of your website membership!
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Not a Member yet? Register on/Subscribe To Our Site for FREE http://dovebook.webs.com/
DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 26 August-September 2011
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DOVEBOOK ON FACEBOOK by Evelyn-mun, Site Administrator
Last issue, I reported what our website achieved on Twitter with the article “We‟ve Reached our 100th Tweet Milestone!” Well, the Dovebook website managed another milestone, this time around on our Facebook page.
On Saturday, July 30, 2011 we reached 10 people liking our page! http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=180209492044649&id=194767703900467
DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 27 August-September 2011
We want to thank all of our Fans who have liked us on Facebook. We could not have reached this milestone without your support. You represent our dove and pigeon birds; whether you fancy them, breed them, own them, make them members of your family, or consider them your friends…
Dovebook has a special Website Membership offer for our Facebook Fans: http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=245365295485173&id=194767703900467
If you register or subscribe to our site through the above method, you will not be required to state a reason as to why you are joining Dovebook, nor will you have to wait for your membership to be approved as it is approved automatically; but you still are required to fill out and post your profile on our Members page in order to keep your membership active with us. It’s important that when giving out your full name, you state it exactly as you have it listed on Facebook because we go by our page’s fan list of names in order to verify your claim that you are our Facebook fan. Thank you! :)
If you are on Facebook but have not become a fan of us yet, then “like” our website‟s page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/dovebook-The-Dove-and-Pigeon-Social-Network/194767703900467
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Did you know that as our Fan you can post your feedback (questions, comments, suggestions, etc.) to us about this e-newsletter on Facebook? There are two ways:
For leaving feedback on a particular back issue, go to our “The Columbidae‟s Cooer” DOVEBOOK Official E-newsletter Covers photo album at http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.208684455842125.52355.194767703900467
There, you will see multiple picture thumbnails, one for each of the newsletter‟s back issues. Click on the picture thumbnail of the issue you‟d like to leave feedback on; it will then open the full version of that picture. Below that picture write a comment, then click ENTER to post it. It‟s that simple! :)
For leaving feedback on a future issue, go to our Facebook page‟s wall, by clicking on the “Wall” tab to the left of your screen. At the top of that Wall page, but below the string of thumbnail pictures, you will see the “Share” bar with a box open by default to “Status”; write something in that box and then click ENTER to post your feedback on our page.
More information on providing e-newsletter feedback is on page 17 of the July 2011 issue, which can be accessed by following: http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/documents > THE COLUMBIDAE‟S COOER > Volume #1, Issue #2 > Download (1 MB)
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SPOTLIGHT ON NEW WEBSITE MEMBER
Welcome to DOVEBOOK!
Meet Paz, the Pink Pied Ringneck Dove!
http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/profile/80809611/
Current Membership: 5
http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/members/ DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 29 August-September 2011
______YOUR WEBSITE ADMINISTRATION TEAM/NEWSLETTER STAFF
Evelyn-mun, Site Administrator
http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/profile/74815971/
Sal Niner, Site Owner
DOVEBOOK Creator
http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/profile/61866293/
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The DOVEBOOK Promise: We never give out your email/personal information to third parties. We never send you any spam nor communications unrelated to DOVEBOOK or dove and pigeon birds.
DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 30 August-September 2011
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OUT FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011 TO REGISTERED WEBSITE MEMBERS VIA EMAIL
POSTED FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2011 TO SITE‟S DOCUMENTS PAGE FOR NON-MEMBERS AND VISITORS http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/documents/
OCTOBER-NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2011
VOLUME #1, ISSUE #4
“Dove and Pigeon Collectibles and Memorabilia: The Perfect Last-minute Christmas Gifts” by Sal Niner, Site Owner
“20 Pages Every Columbidae Fan Should Like” by Evelyn-mun, Site Administrator
COLUMBIDAE CARE RESOURCE REVIEWS
"Professor Bob Lockhart‟s booklet Ringneck Dove Colors" by Sal Niner, Site Owner
Plus other articles, regulars, and features TBD.
Want to submit an article or other content for THE COLUMBIDAE'S COOER? Drop us a line at our e- mail address, located on page 1 of this issue. We are accepting submissions related to doves and pigeons; whether it is something creative like drawings or fiction (poems, short stories, etc.), member opinion pieces on certain subjects, reviews of resources used in caring for these birds, true stories about your pet doves and/or pet pigeons, or anything else! All final material must be submitted one week before December 16, 2011; that means the deadline is Friday, December 9, 2011 for all material to be
DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 31 August-September 2011 published on our October-November-December 2011 issue. Anything received after December 9, 2011 will be published in the next issue: January-February-March 2012.
You must be a DOVEBOOK Website Member in order to contribute material for newsletter publication. For purposes of newsletter submissions, “DOVEBOOK Website Member” is defined as a Member who has completed and posted their profile to our Members page at http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/members/
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