Carol DM
Another backyard bird to share. This Eurasian collared dove visits the deck and bird bath frequently. He is larger than the mourning doves. Very striking to see them, almost white, flying from tree to tree.
This is one of the few birds that can drink water without having to stop to let the water go down their throat. Their beaks allow them to drink water as if they were drinking with a straw. It is amazing to watch them at the bird bath.
©CarolDM2019
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Question of
Ever seen this dove in your world?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
Maybe it is time for another bird quiz perhaps?
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Yes
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Please no more bird quizzes!
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Such a pretty bird, so thank you for sharing it.
That’s a lovely photo. I do get these birds in my garden. I think they’re really nice to see. I like these birds.
Thanks, glad you see these birds as well.
So can I say, I may have seen one but it didn’t register?
Lovely capture, lovely bird!
Sure, but maybe the next time you see one, you will say oh ok, that is an Eurasian Dove, or a Turtle Dove as Robin said below.
I certainly will, i notice a lot more of butterflies, hummingbirds et al because of your wonderful pictures!
How cool is that! Have a great week. I am enjoying the rain!
enjoy the rain, the cool air and of course, your daily Narnia pictures!!!
It is like a Turtle neck dove but not quite, great capture
I think it is the Eurasian collared dove. They just started coming around.
The Eurasian Collared Dove is supposed to be in Chicago but I’ve never seen one here. (I have seen them elsewhere.) We do have a lot of Mourning Doves in our neighborhood, however. It’s a similar species.
I just start seeing these last year Gary. Only had the mourning doves. Maybe we have yours. They are larger than the mourning dove and will chase them away.
That’s what I’m afraid of. That happens with a lot of invasive species. The ones that I saw were in Freeport in The Bahamas. There were quite a few of them. Supposedly they have spread all over the USA.
I don’t want to lose my mourning doves.
Neither do I. Or any other species for that matter.
Once in awhile I see this kind around here, but I don’t think they can coexist with the local doves.
These will chase away the mourning doves.
We do not have these but we have pigeons
Being in a rural area is probably why I don’t see pigeons, thankfully as they are very messy.
I am not sure if we have these Eurasian doves in Malaysia, though I have seen many doves here. I like these doves. They look adorable!
You would know if you saw this one, he is very large and almost white.
What a cute dove. I have seen all kinds including white ones but never this kind,
He is very pretty and large. Love the markings on these.
A beautiful bird. Unfortunately, I don’t see them.
I think he is beautiful as well. Too bad you do not see them.
Whenever I would see a pigeon or a dove I am always reminded of our pet pigeon.
These are doves not pigeons.
That is what I would call a collared dove.
So you must have them in your world.
Correct name of bird is turtledove.
Eurasian Collared-Doves are sometimes confused with descendants of domesticated African Collared-Doves (Streptopelia roseogrisea). This dove is a common caged bird (often called a“ringed turtle-dove”) that is rarely seen in the wild in North America.
These birds are very common in my yard. They make nests and nests near houses.
Face on pigeons.
There are two types in our 1.-Turtdel’s
With a necklace around the neck and no necklace.
Quiet and timid birds.
They advertise with GU-Gu.
That is great to know. So I am calling it the wrong name it seems.
Pigeons just come to my garden just different …. there are none of us here, dear friend
The Eurasian collared-dove is quite similar to the Ringed turtle-dove but is somewhat larger with grayer underparts and darker primaries. It is a bird of agricultural areas and readily visits bird feeding stations in urban and rural neighborhoods.
Thanks for the kind explanation, dear friend
i love this bird its so cute.
Thank you very much!
Almost every day I have a visit from this type of pigeon to the sill on my terrace.
That is so cool, they are very large doves.
Bring it on!
(I mean the quiz!!) hehe
Thanks and I will start working on a quiz. 🙂