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Bonaire Nature & Nature Organizations: Doves
Bonaire Talk: Bonaire Nature & Nature Organizations: Flamingos, Parrots, and other birds of Bonaire: Doves
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ellen Muller on Saturday, January 27, 2001 - 11:11 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Eared Dove

Eared Dove2

Eared Dove

This really is a dove from the bush. It will only visit urban areas when food gets scarce. It shows an allover reddish brown appearance. The black spots on the wings and behind the eyes make identification easy. The neck often shows an iridescent purplish colour.

It scurries through the bush to fly straight up when disturbed, disappearing almost immediately. This behaviour has earned it the Papiamento name of "jumpy dove". Like all doves it is a seed-eater. It is quite common on all three islands. Nests are built in bushes, cacti and low trees.(from Our Birds by Dr. Bart A. DeBoer)

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Hazel Scharosch on Saturday, January 27, 2001 - 11:25 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Ellen - I love your bird pics and facts. You should think about doing a featured "bird of the day." What a treat for the rest of us! Masha Danki! I hope I just said thank you, and not some cuss word :-)

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ellen Muller on Saturday, January 27, 2001 - 11:25 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

White-tipped Dove

White-tipped or White-faced Dove

This dove resembles the Eared Dove, but it is larger and does not have any conspicuous markings. It has a plain greyish purple colour with a lighter belly and reddish brown undersides of the wings. A blue ring of bare skin surrounds the eye.

In flight the white edge of the tail stands out. Its behaviour offers a possibility for identification: when disturbed it does not flee immediately, but will perch on a nearby branch to take a better look at the present danger before flying further away. It can be found in the bushes, looking for seeds on the ground. It builds its nest in trees and the cup-shaped construction is sturdier than the ones made by most doves. (from Our Birds by Dr. Bart A. De Boer)

In this second picture you can see the blue ring of bare skin surrounding the eyes of the White-tipped doves.

Old Blue Eyes

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Josie on Sunday, January 28, 2001 - 6:07 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Ellen, thanks so much for this info. I love watching birds, but hardly ever know what they are! And so far, I haven't had the patience to become a birder.

I really hope we can connect with you when we're with Benny & Ester 2/5 - 19. Perhaps you can identify some of the birdlife at Bonaire Town Homes for us?

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ellen Muller on Sunday, January 28, 2001 - 10:43 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Josie, I am sure that I will see you at Benny's. Benny currently has some nesting ground doves. We can lie in his hammocks and watch the birds! Benny's brother just came in from Holland tonight so he is very happy!


Hazel, I wish that I could post a "bird of the day" but wild birds aren't the easiest subjects to capture. It sometimes takes me months to get a shot that I am pleased with. I love trying, though. Another thing that makes it difficult to get a good picture is that most of the animals here are so well camouflaged and blend in with their natural surroundings. Great for them but not for photographs!

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Hazel Scharosch on Monday, January 29, 2001 - 12:54 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Ellen, We are very pleased with your well-earned shots. And, we'll take them whenever they are available. Your shots are so beautiful. I usually catch just a wing or the tail end of the tail, traveling in the other direction. I guess I was kind of hoping you had an archive of shots...wishful thinking!

By the way, your animated visitors page was great!

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ellen Muller on Saturday, February 3, 2001 - 12:44 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

On another thread, Kerri asked about the dove's "puffy breast". Actually, the white-tipped dove was feeling a bit randy that afternoon and was puffing himself up for a certain female that he had his eye on. I must say that his show was very successful as you can see for yourselves....

mating doves

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Josie on Saturday, February 3, 2001 - 3:43 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Oh, those men!!! Always trying to show off to us. And, it works doesn't it?! J

My first attempt at special characters -- I LIKE it! (I know, I'm easily pleased. Perhaps I should get a life!) Actually I should start to think about packing. Bought all the stuff that was asked for, just need to pull up a bag, grab the swimsuit, dive skin, snorkel gear and stuff it in. Don't think there's anything else we need.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kerri Freeman on Tuesday, February 6, 2001 - 1:28 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Ellen,I'll have to remember to know where you are at all times. Hmmm No candy. No flowers. Do Doves at least mate for life, like swans? Or is this an engagement of more limited duration? (blush)

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David A. Flavin on Tuesday, February 6, 2001 - 9:04 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

I think that the Morning Doves do mate for life, as long as they stay out of France where they like to shoot them and put them in a pie type dish.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kerri Freeman on Wednesday, February 7, 2001 - 2:43 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Thanks, David (gulp) I think.....

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dara Walter on Wednesday, February 7, 2001 - 12:18 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Must be that these doves mistook some fish roe to be little orange seeds!

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ellen Muller on Friday, February 9, 2001 - 12:33 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Kerri, I don't know if these doves mate for life but we have three regulars in our yard, one male and two females and the male dove seems to pay exclusive attention to only one of the females, completely ignoring the other female. And he certainly isn't the "love em and leave em" type. After the mating episode above, there was a lot of cooing and sweet talk afterwards. This picture was taken just after the one above. A real gentleman!

\image(gentlemanly dove)

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ellen Muller on Friday, February 9, 2001 - 12:45 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Looks like it's time for me to go to bed! One more time...

gentlemanly dove

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kerri Freeman on Friday, February 9, 2001 - 2:47 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Or: Come into my parlour said the Spider to the fly.... Or: You're such a jolly bird, my dear............ Or:Nothing to be nervous about, see..... I love happy endings! Add your own :-)

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By camerieresonia on Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 2:06 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Ellen we have approximately the sames birds in Belgium and Europe, they lives in bushes and near citys lakes, they are wild and protected by special organisations in Brussels. The very best protection club is THE ROYAL BELGIUM LEAGUE OF PROTECTION OF BIRDS. See you SONIA

 


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