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EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE


EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE
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Copyright: Marius Secan (marius-secan) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 197 W: 0 N: 440] (1491)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-10-11
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D300, Sigma APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/60 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-10-11 10:38
Viewed: 256
Points: 26
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EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE (STREPTOPELIA DECAOCTO)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

The Eurasian Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto, also spelled Eurasian Collared-Dove or called simply the Collared Dove, is one of the great colonisers of the avian world.

Its original range was warmer temperate regions from southeastern Europe to Japan. However, in the twentieth century it expanded across the rest of Europe, reaching as far west as Great Britain by 1953; breeding in Britain for the first time in 1956, and Ireland soon after. It also now breeds north of the Arctic Circle in Scandinavia. It is not migratory.It breeds wherever there are trees for nesting, laying two white eggs in a stick nest. The eggs are incubated by the female during the night and by the male during the day. Incubation lasts 14-18 days, and young fledge after 15-19 days. It is not wary and is often found around human habitation.

This is a small dove, buff grey with a darker back and a blue-grey wing patch. The tail feathers are tipped white. It has a black half-collar on its nape from which it gets its name. The short legs are red and the bill is black. The iris is reddish brown, but from a distance the eyes appear to be black, as the pupil is relatively large and only a narrow rim of reddish-brown eye colour can be seen around the black pupil.

This is a gregarious species, and sizable winter flocks will form where there are food supplies such as grain. The song is a coocoo, coo repeated many times. It is phonetically similar to the Greek, decaocto ('eighteen'), to which the bird owes its name. Occasionally it also makes a harsh loud mechanical-sounding call lasting about 2 seconds, particularly when landing in the summer.
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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2908 W: 34 N: 8625] (32146)
  • [2009-10-11 10:43]

Hi Marius . A good close up of the pair of Collared Doves. Taken with good feather detail and natural colours. They stand out from the out of focus green BG. All with interested notes, well taken TFS.
Nick..

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2388 W: 94 N: 5521] (17576)
  • [2009-10-11 10:53]

Hello Marius,
Very nice photo of this pair of Collared Doves. The communication between these two is wonderful to see. Good timing. Excellent sharp details and beautiful natural colours. Great DOF, POV, OOF BG and composition.
Regards,
Peter

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  • iti Gold Star Critiquer [C: 88 W: 0 N: 7] (534)
  • [2009-10-11 11:04]

Hi Marius
Lovely shot and with a very good moment captured.
Nice colours good composition and sharpness details.Good background.
Regards Jiri.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3816 W: 190 N: 11348] (34987)
  • [2009-10-11 13:00]

Hello marius,
A fine frontal POV capture of a pair of Collard Doves taken in a nice pose with excellent sharpness, lighting, eye contactand well compossed against a good neutral natural BG.
Thanks and best regards,
Ivan

Hello Marius,
a very beautiful picture of a pair of Eurasian Collared Dove, very good sharpness and splendid natural colours, excellent frontal POV and harmonious composition
TFS
Best regards
Maurizio

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 407 W: 0 N: 1011] (5460)
  • [2009-10-11 20:03]

Ca la fotograf! Frumoase detalii, claritate excelenta.

Marius
Intradevar, o pereche frumoasa!
Si ce incantata se uita ea la el...dar oare care e ea?
Horia

Hi Marius,

Excellent capture of this lovelyl pair with wonderful poses from nice POV with fine composition.
TFS and have a nice week MF!
Cheers,

Bayram

Hello Marius,
a very cute picture from these 2 doves.
A good composition and lovely picture, fine colours.

gert

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  • KOMSIS Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 238 W: 0 N: 588] (2001)
  • [2009-10-13 10:28]

Hi Marius,
Collared Doves ... beautiful composition.
Excellent detail and colors.Too background ...
best wishes,
Seyfi

Hello Marius
very good sharpness shot
great details and beautiful colours. eyes contact wonderful. they look very lovely. we say "kumrular gibi (like-doves)" in Turkish for couple in love that it means similarity to collared doves:)
thanks for sharing this great shot
greeting
Ahmet

I noticed these Eurasian collared dove about 70 kms from Bangalore, but could not shoot them as they were little fast for me! This is a well executed shot, the unnatural perch is an eyesore , but its their choice to sit there and not yours :-). Love the expression here with one dove looking at the other
TFS,
www.gouthamramesh.com

Very nice my Romanian friend. I have come to understand your country better this summer from teh people who did the siding on my apartments..Romanians mostly and good hard strong workers...,leavings for you the beautiful color of photography. Well done sir! If you wish to see my Romania Siders CLICK HERE. I did a video for them to send to their friends over there..
Bob

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