Turtle Dove

[Sdaji]

Turtle Doves are often used as a symbol of peace and love.

With the return of APS, perhaps some pictures of one would be in order, so, here are two I took of one on Tuesday while APS was down.

Oh, in case you're wondering, he died moments later and is now being digested.

No poll this time. Sorry.

 

[pugsly]

LOL love ya work.

Nice pics gotta love 8mp Cameras!!

(I'll be able to afford 1 one day..)

 

[Scale_Addiction]

aint that a pigeon?

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

its a dove azza, great pics john,,,its good to be back huh>? did you get any pics of it going down ...

 

[Sdaji]

aint that a pigeon?

The terms dove and pigeon are interchangable, although the smaller and/or more gracefully built species are usually called doves. The species to which the pictured bird belongs (Streptopelia chinensis) is usually called the Spotted Turtle Dove. For the record, it is a feral species introduced from Asia. So, while it is a dove and almost always called a dove, yes, it's a pigeon... or at least it was a pigeon until, in true APS spirit, this symbol of peace and love was murdered, moments after those pictures were taken.

 

[craig.a.c]

Oh, in case you're wondering, he died moments later and is now being digested.

Love the first pic. How long would a meal like that last before another feed?

 

[herptrader]

I have decided to discourage our feral turtle doves by removing their nests from our yard. We currently have two pairs and that is enough. I would much rather see some indigeneous doves move in... such as

Bronzewing:http://www.austmus.gov.au/factsheets/common_bronzewing.htm

or

Crested pidgeon:http://www.australian-aridlands-botanic-garden.org/general/birds/b_spec/b_cp.htm

We have both these species living close by but I have never seen them in our yard.

 

[Reptilegirl]

doves are great... when i lived in town, at the end of our road we had a rainforest and there were so many different kinds of doves.. we had supurb fruit doves, wompoo fruit doves, rose crowned fruit doves.. and i never saw them but dad said there were topknot pigeons too.. now that we live out of town we have white headed pigeons, brown cuckoo doves, peaceful doves, bar shouldered doves, common bronzewings and crested pigeon.. i have also been told we have wonga pigeons out here (area where i live use to be called wongavale) but i havent seen any...yet.

not sure what you could do to attract some native doves daavid but i'll look into it for ya
Megz

 

[insectovor]

I am trapping these feral buggers and turn them into snake food to keep the snakes peaceful....minimum of 3 onths freezing though before feeding

 

[insectovor]

I am trapping these feral buggers and turn them into snake food to keep the snakes peaceful....minimum of 3 onths freezing though before feeding

 

[herptrader]

not sure what you could do to attract some native doves daavid but i'll look into it for ya
Megz

The usual explanation is to do with providing habitat. Getting rid of the feral dove species would probably expand the available habitat for the indigenous species. If I was not happy feeding rodents I would consider insectivor's approach.

Turtle doves are however fairly inocuous relatively speaking for a feral species. Their only real crime is to occupy habitat but is a shame to see them displace the indigenous species. Given a choice however I would remove the mynars, turtle doves and starlings because of the way they take over.

 

[SLACkra]

Those things are ferrel????? you mean i could have been catching them for fun for the past 2 years and nobody told me?

*has a little hissy fit*

ok so its legal to catch them? ok free live feral doves, pickup only

 

[ether]

I am trapping these feral buggers and turn them into snake food to keep the snakes peaceful....minimum of 3 onths freezing though before feeding

How do you catch them?

Cheers Alex

 

[moosenoose]

Yeah peace out everyone! :twisted: Here's my contribution! :wink:

http://users.tpg.com.au/dlbart/pidgeon.mpeg :twisted: :twisted:

 

[herptrader]

I left out the old Black bird (even though the female is actually quite brown), the ones that sing (a la the Beatles song) on many evenings from many suburban vantage points as the sun sets. Yeppers they are feral too.

In my youth I used to see lots of sparrows but, still living in the same area, the all but seem to have dissapeared.

 

[SLACkra]

ok if anybody wants a fool proof way to catch any bird(if you have food that it likes) simply ask and you shall resieve. i use string and a bird cage and some bird seed. budgie seed would be preferable if your going after doves as they prefer the smaller grains. i used wildbird mix to catch an alexandrine parakeet.

andrew

 

[Wrasse]

I adore that first photo, it is simply awesome.


The Turtle Dove, a symbol of peace and love and happiness and yet, to see it, so evil and forbidding and aggressive ...