laughing dove

These cute little doves are very cheerful as you can see this one trying it's best to smile

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Tourterelle maillée - Streptopelia senegalensis - Laughing Dove

Taken in Rockingham ,WA

The last picture from that day was a Laughing Dove on one of the power lines near yesterday's Magpie.

Keeping the Bronzewing company was a Laughing Dove (there you go KC... a dove for you today;)) This was the only picture I got of him away from the bronzewing LOL This is an introduced species.

as common as they are, this is the first time i could get the male and the female together. hope you like it.

Oh no! I don't really think so. But he is supposed to be Laughing, isn't he!! LOL Alex had put a tray of feed out on the lawn, but he was struggling to get in due to the press of Red-capped Parrots around it.

Another new species for me on our return. These Laughing Doves are one of two species which have been introduced to Australia; this one confined to Western Australia. It also completes a page in my guide book, so a bit of a milestone, all 6 of them!!! Rather pretty birds, aren't they.

Shot late evening in low light.

I suppose I should have saved this one for Saturday, since I don't have any really silly shots coming up. But I'm still not quite caught up on browsing and thought you deserved one of my better photo efforts for your patience.

The Gambia November 2016 with guide Ebou Barry

The Gambia November 2016 with guide Ebou Barry

A sub-adult yet, I think.

So many of these around, not difficult to capture.