Collared Dove

I enjoy seeing these birds more than I do their pigeon cousins.

Speaking of pigeons, I just went out to put bird seed in the feeders. Just as I finished, I looked up and the pigeons were there flying round and round in the sky. As they turned, the underside of their wings glinted in the morning sun. Really quite beautiful. But I know they will empty the bird feeder, at least the main one.

'Eurasian Collared-Doves are one of very few species that can drink “head down,” submerging their bills and sucking water as though drinking through a straw. Most birds must scoop water and tip the head back to let it run down into the throat.' - allaboutbirds.org

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