The Living Forest (141) : Collared Dove
Still winter with cold temperatures, but love is already in the air !
Over the last century, the Collared Dove has been one of the great colonisers of the bird world.
Its original range at the end of the 19th century was warm temperate and subtropical Asia from eastern Turkey to southern China.
However, in the 20th century it expanded across Europe, appearing in the Balkans in the twenties and then spreading rapidly northwest in the fifties.
Dutch name : Turkse Tortel
German name : Türkentaube
Latin name : Streptopelia decaocto
PS : If you should wonder where the feet of the right bird are, don’t worry, she’s not without.
They are just completely covered with warm feathers, or…….she is pregnant ?!
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John Mc D 09/12/2011 21:27
Very lovely dove duoMaria João Arcanjo 08/03/2011 13:31
excellent capture Mark, they look beautiful and shy. And I love all the details and textures.Beijinhos
Luciano Cappellini 08/03/2011 13:02
Fantastico scatto.Complimenti
Carlos.P. 07/03/2011 14:04
Esplendida toma de los dos palomos, muy bonito encuadre.saludos.
willy ombret 07/03/2011 11:59
très beau couplebelle rencontre
willy ombret
Irbenika 06/03/2011 22:47
Love is love! Birds, too, sometimes shy to express their feelings ))) and warm spring mood expressed in this photo.Irb
TeresaM 06/03/2011 19:20
Un excellent regard sur ces oiseaux !Une lumineuse capture, Mark.
Pascal Viyer 06/03/2011 4:38
Waiting for springamitié
p^v
Susanne47 05/03/2011 19:55
;-), eine gute Idee die Füsschen zu wärmen, ein hübsches Pärchen hast du da erwischt Mark. Grüessli SusanneAngelika Ritter 05/03/2011 7:02
they enjoing the sun .. like us.nice shot.
lg angie
Angelika El. 04/03/2011 20:36
Wonderful shot of these two birds!! They look so great in this fine light! Excellent DOF!
bw
Angelika
CsomorLászló 04/03/2011 20:31
Oh.....l'amour!-:))
amitiés
Csl
Anca Silvia B. 04/03/2011 20:10
lovely scene...hugs,ancaAdele D. Oliver 04/03/2011 19:57
A sweet little pair - well taken in difficult light. Ahh, and your image looks so much like Spring is in the air!!!greetings, Adele
Majid mehraban 04/03/2011 19:53
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