collared dove

This collared dove peeked around the balcony wall at the apartment in Lanzarote. Couldn't resist getting a shot.

A Collared Dove caught out in the rain, sharpened to account for image size reduction.

A rather tame Collared Dove perching on a tree branch. It is worth noting that this photograph was cropped and sharpened to (hopefully) improve its appeal.

getting some sun

I'm pretty sure that one of these got carried off by a very large female Sparrowhawk this afternoon, so I thought I'd take a picture of one of the ones that are left. BTW, the Colly was taken from one of my trees, and was still struggling in the Sparrowhawk's talons. At least I assume it was a...

I'm sure I've used that caption before; probably for a similar pic too|=)| I'm not sure how many actually witness Doves/Pigeons mating, so here's a few pics of the "action" combined from this morning. AFAIK, it's the same for all Doves and Pigeons: A dance accompanied by cooing -...

Just a Collared Dove but I thought it looked good in the snow.

A 4 inch blanket of snow had completely obliterated the bird bath on my lawn yesterday. When I lifted it out it left a nice round patch of clear grass, so I scattered some seed there for the ground feeding birds such as Collared Doves and Blackbirds. Living on the coast, it is unusual for us to...

Also an older painting showing ,according to title, the peaceful coexistence of these two bird species, a raptor and a dove..

Through the window as usual

Collared Doves. Guret; January 2012.

I've not uploaded a pic of one of these for a while; well, unless you count the remains that the Sparrowhawk was eating|=)| This one was in just the right spot at the right time this morning. Through the window as usual

A Collared Dove on my shed roof. One of the few birds which still visits my garden since my new neighbour removed all her trees and large shrubs. Ron

Taken in a neighbours garden.We do not have the opportunity for many snowy shots

This is one of 5 Collared doves which reside in my garden area.

This is one of 5 Collared doves which reside in my garden area.

This is one of 5 Collared doves which reside in my garden area.

Common and attractive bird, largely overlooked by photographers.

The lovely 94-year-old woman, Joan, who had been my neighbour for over 25 years finally had to go into a home and her house has been sold. One of the first acts of my new neighbour was to dismantle the beautiful garden which had been lovingly created over the years by Joan, who was a lifelong...