Alas Poor Departed.
Feb 18, 2015 06:30:36 #
For a couple of decades now we have had a pair of Collared Doves resident in the garden. Sadly it is never the same pair for long as it appears always one or the other will disappear - presumed lunch for a predator - and the remaining bird has to look for another partner.
It is a great shame as these are quiet, gentle birds who show great affection for each other and prolonged, gentle courtship - unlike the yobbish Wood Pigeons who make a nuisance of themselves to the Doves and whose courtship is virtually non-existent and any time it is daylight!
This picture was taken the day before one of the birds went missing and now there is a lone bird waiting for a new partner.
Picture was taken through a double glazed window on a dull day so quality is a bit lacking.
Tamron 18 ~ 270mm IS Lens.
It is a great shame as these are quiet, gentle birds who show great affection for each other and prolonged, gentle courtship - unlike the yobbish Wood Pigeons who make a nuisance of themselves to the Doves and whose courtship is virtually non-existent and any time it is daylight!
This picture was taken the day before one of the birds went missing and now there is a lone bird waiting for a new partner.
Picture was taken through a double glazed window on a dull day so quality is a bit lacking.
Tamron 18 ~ 270mm IS Lens.
The Lovers
Feb 18, 2015 07:13:34 #
Feb 18, 2015 07:18:31 #
Crwiwy wrote:
For a couple of decades now we have had a pair of ... (show quote)
Post another shot when a partner shows up. Get a rifle and eliminate some predators.
Feb 18, 2015 07:23:23 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Post another shot when a partner shows up. Get a rifle and eliminate some predators.
I actually like my predators.
There is only one cat - an extremely good mouser who drive all other cats off and who ignores the birds - and a Sparrow Hawk who occasionally goes through the garden like a fighter jet and everything else goes extremely quiet and hides.
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