Doves…not always the first bird to come to mind when naming gorgeous birds. They are, however, exquisite. Yes, they waddle, but when they fly they are the epitome of streamlined aircraft. Just look at the beauty of the wings, so many colors, highlights and shadows.
The male dove is also a romantic,a poet, irresistible as far as the ladies are concerned.
If only they didn’t monopolize the bird feeder.
I go country driving and saw a turtle dove in the road. Patient ly I waited till it Saunders to the edge. Grandmother cherished her song birds and I cherish turtledoves. Kinda runs in heritage
Good for you for waiting for the turtle dove to cross! It’s wonderful that the love for birds has been passed on in your family.
Great photos of the doves
Hartelijk bedankt! Ik hoop dat je een goede dag hebt
Great photos! We are feeding birds at wintertime and we have had pidgeon problems. They were s(h)itting in our TV antenna at the roof. The last thing we tried to make them sit somewhere else, was an orange rake on the top of ladders to the roof. It worked.
Oh my gosh, LOL! Now that was a problem! Glad you found a solution, lol!
They’re beautiful, but like pigeons, they do monopolize the feeder. I don’t know what the solution to that is.
I’m trying little feeders that don’t have a big enough “perch” for them. We’ll see if it works, but I suspect they’ll find a way around it.
I hope it does. The pigeons usually want to clean up what’s on the ground.