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 ?!
John Mc D 9. Dezember 2011, 21:27
Very lovely dove duoMaria João Arcanjo 8. März 2011, 13:31
excellent capture Mark, they look beautiful and shy. And I love all the details and textures.Beijinhos
Luciano Cappellini 8. März 2011, 13:02
Fantastico scatto.Complimenti
Carlos.P. 7. März 2011, 14:04
Esplendida toma de los dos palomos, muy bonito encuadre.saludos.
willy ombret 7. März 2011, 11:59
très beau couplebelle rencontre
willy ombret
Irbenika 6. März 2011, 22:47
Love is love! Birds, too, sometimes shy to express their feelings ))) and warm spring mood expressed in this photo.Irb
TeresaM 6. März 2011, 19:20
Un excellent regard sur ces oiseaux !Une lumineuse capture, Mark.
Pascal Viyer 6. März 2011, 4:38
Waiting for springamitié
p^v
Susanne47 5. März 2011, 19:55
;-), eine gute Idee die Füsschen zu wärmen, ein hübsches Pärchen hast du da erwischt Mark. Grüessli SusanneAngelika Ritter 5. März 2011, 7:02
they enjoing the sun .. like us.nice shot.
lg angie
Angelika El. 4. März 2011, 20:36
Wonderful shot of these two birds!! They look so great in this fine light! Excellent DOF!
bw
Angelika
CsomorLászló 4. März 2011, 20:31
Oh.....l'amour!-:))
amitiés
Csl
Anca Silvia B. 4. März 2011, 20:10
lovely scene...hugs,ancaAdele D. Oliver 4. März 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 4. März 2011, 19:53
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