Collared Dove - Streptopelia decaocto
Canon 600mm f4 for 1/6400th @ iso400
The Collared Dove often seen in towns and gardens, these Doves only arrived in the UK in the 1950s, having spread across Europe from the Middle East.
The Doves in our garden moved due to either the eggs being robbed by the local Magpies or the eggs where knocked out of the nest during their ongoing battle with the Wood Pigeons over the nesting site, the Wood Pigeons claiming and starting a nest first, before they where turfed out of the conifer by the Collared Doves.
They have now nested above the bifold doors and do not seem phased by the people and dog traffic going in and out of the house.
The Collared Dove often seen in towns and gardens, these Doves only arrived in the UK in the 1950s, having spread across Europe from the Middle East.
The Doves in our garden moved due to either the eggs being robbed by the local Magpies or the eggs where knocked out of the nest during their ongoing battle with the Wood Pigeons over the nesting site, the Wood Pigeons claiming and starting a nest first, before they where turfed out of the conifer by the Collared Doves.
They have now nested above the bifold doors and do not seem phased by the people and dog traffic going in and out of the house.