collared dove

A sleepy Collared Dove in the garden, oblivious to the wind ruffling its feathers. Ron

Pair of "love doves" in my garden or Collared as they are known but not such a romantic name !!

A Collared Dove in the garden a few weeks ago. The light has been awful over the past week but now I am back at work the sun is trying to break through. Typical! Ron

It was grey and extremely icy all weekend, so I didn't venture out and and the camera stayed in the cupboard. The buds surrounding this Collared Dove suggest that, with a bit of luck, there may be a Spring next year. I can't wait. Ron

A Collared Dove enjoying a rare glimpse of the sun in my garden at the weekend. Ron

Another Colly from the fence yesterday, maybe one more of these to upload later. I don't know if others have noticed, but these look very different when their head is held low, like in this picture. Taken through a gap in the door again. Oh, and @Lindy; I don't really have a new camera, I've...

After I had filled the feeder, I scattered a bit of seed on the ground and these two appeared before I had reached the kitchen door. It made me feel a little guilty for not doing it more often. Ron

This Collared Dove flew into a patch of sunlight and sent my camera's metering system into overload. Please forgive me if I don't comment on your photos today. The 'Man Flu' is still here and I have spent most of the day sprawled out on the bed. I've got to get sorted out for work tomorrow. The...

Most of the birds in my garden today insisted in sitting the shade. However, this Collared Dove co-operated a little bit by coming into slightly better light. Ron

why won`t they all pose like this for me?

Great birdwatching as usual in my sister's back garden - Tree Sparrow, Coal Tit and lots of Collared Doves.

closeup of a one of the pair

a collared dove pair that is trying to squeese in a 3rd brood before it gets too cold!

Oh those rays all that vitamin D, don't you just love it

This couple seemed to be trying to nest, I assume for the second time this summer. Not too successfully, so far. Their chosen site was a lamp shade above the platform at Wivenhoe station. The male (who had a pronounced limp) would pick up a twig, fly up and lovingly present it. The female would...

This youngster is very confiding. I stood just a couple of metres away from it whilst it let me take its photo ;)

2nd attempt today at digiscoping, sharpened up using Gimp.

This chap and its sibling (just out of shot behind) sat in the sun in my garden for a good hour this evening. Nice to see more youngsters arriving ;)

I don't think it's going to fall off it's perch,:-)