collared dove

This is one of the young Collared Doves which were reared in the trees bordering my garden this year. I just missed a great shot of it being fed by the parent as, just as I was about to take the shot, I realized that the image stabilization was switched off. By the time I had turned it on again...

Taken late evening against a grey sky.

Collared Dove

Waking up from a nap in the shade. Decaocto means eighteen in Greek. The species is supposed to have 18een tail feathers (?). hence the name.

See more here http://www.pbase.com/milv/collared_dove_streptopelia_decaocto

.....now where have I heard that before? This young Collared Dove crashed into the front of the hide and sat there, stunned on the ground, for absolutely ages.

Just liked the way the feathers all fanned out.

she is very curious and dont move when I take pictures

Just liked the overall colours, the green in the foreground is an out of focus hedge. Taken late evening when he was cooing his heart out.

what a good surprise! a dove invited herself on my fir while I waited for chaffinches

what a good surprise! a dove invited herself on my fir while I waited for chaffinches

Pity about the perch it chose to rest on, but I did manage to get about ten shots of this poser (all full frame).

Captured this Dove as it was flipping its lid. It looks like its been on the sauce!

well folks i think the sparrow hawk is still in the vicinity due to the edginess of the birds at the feeders,hope you like,john.

I was planning to post this tomorrow but certain French friend of all of us has been pushing me to do it soon, so here it is. ;) Taken a couple of weekends ago after the census in the Botanical Gardens. It was a dull, cool and miserable day, with not much moving around. I decided to pay a visit...

This particular Collared Dove stayed in the garden for quite some time and it seemed to enjoy being photographed.

This was one of a pair which came into my garden from a nearby Japanese cherry tree.

A few Collared Doves about the feeding area at Titchwell.

As a newbie to Birds, during the summer I have seen pairs of collared doves in the garden. This picture the markings are so prevalent so I am assuming it's a young bird - can the experts help? I hope to get a real DSLR sometime but this was taken with the Canon Powershot Pro 1 and Teleconverter.

One of a pair that often drop in for some food