Bathing Dove (for Ian)

[LaFoto]

This is primarily for Ian (icassell). The dove was about to take a bath on our carport roof (which is a true bird pool...). You see, our doves look different from yours.

(Just a quick snapshot).

 

[sojourn]

Very nice. It looks like a Eurasian collared dove...which has been imported and released and is making inroads all over the Pacific west in the U.S.

I saw and hard my first ones three years ago, and they've been back ever since. Their call is easy to imitate and it drives them nuts when you do.

Eurasian Collared Dove - Streptopelia decaocto

 

[EricD]

Cool capture! I like the way he is posing in the water. Looks very similar to our Morning Dove.