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On discovering this very appealing
Grey-eye Bronze-cropped Blue Bar
the research team was chuffed
to the rafters

Andalusion cock

Marbled Red Grizzle cock

Slate Golden-Shield with Indigo influence

Faded Red Grizzle hen

Ash Red T-pattern Checker hen

Basic Red Grizzle hen with Ash Red Faded
Dilute Offspring (Faded Yellow Squeaker)

Clouded Recessive Red Squeaker
and Homo-Grizzle Sibling

As the juvenile pigeons presented herein
go through their first moult we intend to post
them again to enable breeders to see the
phenotypic development of each individual
as they mature into adulthood
The Tiger Grizzle is one such variety whose
color changes markedly as it matures and
unless viewed in its early stage of development
one could be forgiven for thinking it to be
two very different phenotypes

At four months - a side and
front view of the unique
Ash Red Blue-head mutation

Silver Mealy cock enjoying a siesta

Spread Ash over Spread Indigo cock
Sire of the Blue-head and
Charcoal-face mutations

Ash Red Blue-head T-pattern
                Velvet hen
         The Dam in all her
             colourful glory

The side view photo above
exhibits the beautiful
gun-metal-grey color
around the shoulders - it is
envisaged this will become
more intense at maturity

Kite Scale-pattern Pied cock w/f/Almond

Indigo influenced
Tiger Grizzle cock
This bloke is so big and
robust the team decided
to call him Arnold -
no one messes with our
territorial Arnie!

Ash Red T-pattern Checker
Dilute hen (Yellow)

What we so far understand about the mutative Clouded
genetic trait is it greatly inhibits the iridescence of feather
color we find with Marbled. Recessive Reds’ also become
less intense and one may confuse an adult Clouded
Recessive Red with a rich coloured Brown.
Clouded phenotypes are visually appealing and upon
Maturity appear as if the Homer has been finely coated
with a dull translucent film

Pearl-eye Indigo T-pattern Pied cock

Clouded Red versus Faded Yellow

Head shot of Ash Red Charcoal-face
Checker cock

Clouded Ash Red Checker cock

In a color comparison to the
Marbled cock and Ash Red
Checker hen - we have
established Clouded Genotypes
result in lacklustre Phenotypes

Pearl-eye Tortoiseshell Grizzle cock with Stockings.
Please note: this is a true genotypic Tortoiseshell
and does not morph into a Tiger Grizzle as do
most Torts’.

Manny Arquette

9th July 2009

Photo Gallery

Tucker Time at Loft 4

Scale-pattern Bronze-crop cock

Slate Scale-pattern cock carrying Indigo & reduced

Slate Golden-shield cock
with white patch

Indigo velvet & Spread Indigo Siblings

Khaki Bar hen & Brown Checker hen

Manny Arquette

18TH Oct.2009

Pivotal Relocation Manifestation

Slate Black-Satin cock

Members of the Research Team Just wanted to say a Big Aussie Hello!

Beverley with Jayke

Michelle with son
Aidan

Julie

Paul with sons
Jacob & Ashton

Grant

Michelle

George

Bev

Lynne

Manny

Sue

Vanessa

Amanda

Michelle

Stephanie & Jayke

Rodney

Myriah

Matthew

The Russell Report

by Kathy Coleman

Manny Arquette

Oct. 19, 2009

Russell resided in our upstairs bathroom for about two weeks. With the addition of antibiotics
to his drinking water, he soon quit wheezing and rattling. His demeanour, however, failed to
Improve. He was simply one GROUCHY, curmudgeonous bird.

I walked into the shop and was greeted by a jabbering of coos, warbling, and various sorts of
noises that I had NO IDEA could be made by a BIRD. Well, that was the END of the “Era of Silence”;
as from that point on - Russell never shut up.

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Ash Red Faded Dilute (Faded Yellow)

Ash Red T-pattern Checker Dilute
(Yellow)

Frosty & Snowy

Slate Zebra-pattern Black-Satin
Pied cock with Bronze Crescent
& w/f

T-pattern Checker/Opal & carrying Indigo
Slate and Smoky

Spread Scale-pattern cock/Bronze Scale-pattern
This Black-Self fledgling clearly exhibits the
Dominant trait of Scale-pattern over all known
modifiers we are working with at present.

Manny Arquette

Nov. 10, 2009

The complex Genomic Cohabitation
of the Spread Ash over Spread Indigo Mutation

By Manny Arquette

The Spread Ash above
with Variegated Primaries
is closely related and
exhibits the color-norm
shade of Spread Ash.

This is the same mutation at fourteen months of age and
the overall color has darkened. The black tail-feather is
also more pronounced. He is mated to the adjoining Khaki
bar hen and can be seen above with their offspring - Spread
Ash over Spread Indigo/Khaki - Dilution of Brown.

Basic Spread Ash.

Slate Zebra-pattern Black-Satin
Pied cock with Bronze Crescent
& w/f

Tort-Grizzle & Yellow Checker hens

Manny Arquette

Dec. 16, 2009

Iceberg cock with Stockings

Spread Ash over Spread Indigo Squeakers

I am a scientist and educator presently teaching high school chemistry. I have
been breeding pigeons all of my life and Short Face Budapest for over 40 years.
I am currently the secretary/treasurer of the American Short Face Pigeon Club
and the President of the American Singer Canary Club. I have won many pigeon
show championships. I have also won thirty championships in American Singer
Canary shows. I hold MASTER BREEDER AWARDS in Short Face Budapest
pigeon and the American Singer Canary. I am also a certified judge in both and
have published many articles over the years.

Budapest Short Face

My Start in Budapest Short Face

have raised Budapest Short Face Tumblers for 40 years. However, I was
working with birds that came to America from Hungary in the years prior to and
right after World War II. I visited my mentor in Budapest, Hungary in 1986—Dr.
Istvan Szecsenyi and he allowed me to take home a few very nice specimens
to work with. I was able to produce this yellow hen from one of my red males
and one of his yellow hens.The Princess—as I called her was the breakthrough
that I needed to produce the current flock that I have now.

White Beak Black

White Beak White

White Beak Red

White Beak Yellow

White Beak Ash

White Beak Blue

White Beak Brown

White Beak Checker

White Beak Silver Bar

White Beak White Flight

Ganzle (Heartback)

Best Budapest and Best
Squarehead 2006(Blue Cock)

The Australian Avian Research Organization is highly appreciative of
the excellent photography - courtesy of Michael Seiler.
www.shortfacebudapest.com

Just when you think you have seen the most colourful and eye
catching pigeon possible, along pops up another avian specimen of
such beauty that leaves one deliriously salivating with envy and
renewing one’s enthusiasm towards breeding that ‘ultimate’, most
‘talked about pigeon’ that is Columba livia.
I have selected an array of pigeon varieties that any breeder would
love to wake up to whenever it’s tucker time at his or her stately
loft to gaze upon a highly prized collection of captivating pigeons.

Manny Arquette

Dec. 16, 2009

Australian Avian Research Organization

December Squeakers 2009

These Birds Are Smokin’!

Manny Arquette

Dec. 16, 2009

A Very Rare Budgeon
Definitely an Ebay Item

Jan. 1, 2010

Gier Pigeon

Hungarian

Lebanon Pigeons

German
Beauty
Homer

Antwerp
Smerle

Arabian
Trumpeter

German
Modena

Gascogne
Pigeon

Budapest
Shortface
Tumbler

Canaria
Cropper

Coburg Lark

Cologne
Tumbler

Danish Suabian

Dragoon

Dutch Cropper

German
Nun

German
Shield Owl

Ghent
Cropper

Ghent Owl

Holle
Cropper

Hungarian Giant House
Pigeon

Italian Owl

Lahore - Stencil

Moravian
Strasser

Old Dutch Owls

Old German
Magpie

Pomeranian
Pouter

Saxon Fairy Swallow

Show Pen
Homer

Timisoara
Tumbler

Berlin
Shortface
Tumbler

English
Longface
Tumbler

African Owl

Gaditano
Pouter

English Trumpeter

Indianer Gelb

Russian Schuki

Polish Orlik

Chinese
Nasal Tuft

Dutch
Highflier

Creatures of Great Beauty

January 2010 Birds
of the Month

Grizzle influenced
Kite

Black Grizzle

Magpie Grizzle

Pigeons! Pigeons! Pigeons!

Manny Arquette

Genetics Newsflash!

Heterozygous refers to having two different alleles for a single trait.

Heterozygous

Organisms have two alleles for each trait. When the alleles of a
pair are heterozygous, one is dominant and the other is recessive.

An allele is an alternative form of a gene (one member of a pair)
that is located at a specific position on a specific chromosome
and whereby the Dominant gene is expressed or revealed and
the Recessive gene is masked or hidden.

Genes: Are units of hereditary information that consist of DNA that
are located on chromosomes and can exist in alternative forms
called alleles.

When two recessives are combined we see them visually
expressed, or recessive + recessive = visibility of recessive.

Heterozygous: Diametric or Dissimilar.

Jan. 10, 2010

Pigeons of Romania
Courtesy of Porumbell

A.A.R.O’s Big Family Day out

Feb. 10, 2010

2009 Young Pigeons of Breathtaking Beauty

Animation Express

Feb. 12, 2010

Celebrity Slideshow 2010

Feb. 19, 2010

Angelina Jolie

Also Known As Angie, Catwoman, Ange, AJ
Birth Name Angelina Jolie Voight
Birth Born on 1975-06-04 at Los Angeles, California United States
Height 5' 7"
Sex F
Hair Brown
Eyes Blue
Nationality American
Profession Actress
Education Lee Strasberg Theater Institute (enrolled at age 11)
New York University (majored in Film; attended night classes, 1997)
Married To Billy Bob Thornton (actor, director; b. August 4, 1955.

Brad Pitt.
Relationships Brad Pitt (actor; born on December 18, 1963; rumoured to
have a relationship during filming Mr. And Mrs. Smith (2004),
Timothy Hutton (actor; born on August 16, 1960; dated 1998-1999)
Father John Voight (actor; born on December 29, 1938; married on
December 12, 1971
Mother Marcheline Bertrand (former actress; born in 1950)
Brothers James Haven Voight (director; born on May 11, 1973)
Sons Maddox Chivan Thornton Jolie (adopted; born on August 5, 2001)
Daughters Zahara Marley Jolie (Ethiopian; adopted; born on July 6, 2005)
Uncles Chip Taylor (aka James Wesley Voight; musician)
Star Sign Gemini

     Jolie was born in Los Angeles, California, and is the daughter of divorced
     actors Jon Voight and American born Marcheline Bertrand. She is the
     niece of Chip Taylor and the goddaughter of Jacqueline Bisset and
     Maximilian Schell. In an article in Vogue (2004) she stated that her mother is
     from Chicago. At the Premiere Magazine "Women in Hollywood" Awards she
     said her mom was born in a bowling alley.

Color Variety Classification Feb. 2010

Michael Seiler