Hi folks,
longer-serving members will recall that I used to have lots (30-40) C Doves in and around the garden regularly up until '07 and then for some reason (we now suspect disease) the whole lot disappeared from the area and all that I got last year was the odd single bird and then only infrequently.
This has continued into this year until gradually over the last couple of months at first a pair, then 2 pairs appeared and stayed. Now I am happy to report that towards the end of last week I saw 8 (eight) Doves on the wires above and adjacent to the garden, and on another occasion 6 (six) on the ground in the garden.
Couldn't get photos showing all of them but here are a couple of shots (through the window) showing 7 on the wires (plus Woodies) and 3 on the grass. Today there were 6 again on the wires and a max of 5 in the garden.
It's fingers crossed time folks!
Bill
longer-serving members will recall that I used to have lots (30-40) C Doves in and around the garden regularly up until '07 and then for some reason (we now suspect disease) the whole lot disappeared from the area and all that I got last year was the odd single bird and then only infrequently.
This has continued into this year until gradually over the last couple of months at first a pair, then 2 pairs appeared and stayed. Now I am happy to report that towards the end of last week I saw 8 (eight) Doves on the wires above and adjacent to the garden, and on another occasion 6 (six) on the ground in the garden.
Couldn't get photos showing all of them but here are a couple of shots (through the window) showing 7 on the wires (plus Woodies) and 3 on the grass. Today there were 6 again on the wires and a max of 5 in the garden.
It's fingers crossed time folks!
Bill