Taken through the car window in a friend's driveway.
That's the 3rd of her doves gone.
Crikes, I get upset when our resident Sparrowhawk catches a Sparrow! I'd have a breakdown if I saw this !
having said that it's a fab photo Tim/ shades x
I'm very happy to see the remains of pigeons after a sparrowhawk's had them. I see them rather more often than I see sparrowhawks, unfortunately.
Pigeons, Robert, yes - but not her Doves!!
Sorry about the dove but a great photo.
We have loads of Collared Doves around our area, and they make the most awesome racket - specially early in the morning. I once said "We could use a Peregrine Falcon round here".
Two hours later, a Peregrine Falcon was sitting on top of a twitching collared dove right outside our lounge window :'(
I tend to keep me gob shut nowadays :-X
Nature can appear to be harsh. Tim what a great picture.
Lorna
It's a bit arbitrary whether it's a pigeon or a dove; feral pigeons are descendents of rock doves, which had their name changed to rock pigeons in 2004. Whatever we call them, they still eat brassicas!
Collared Dove I wouldn't mind - they are taking the place over. And some of them, I agree, have the most irritating call. Never seen them on my Brassica though.
But our neighbour buys her White Doves & loves them!!
I agree with you Tim wood Pigeon yes but not Coollared Doves.