Uninvited guest in my backyard

[cookie8]

Taken with Canon 400d and 300mm kit lens. Anyone knows what bird is it?

[astroron]

It is a Spotted Turtle Dove,originaly from Asia very common in most Capital Cities.
First introduced to Melbourne in1870,Adelaide in1881bPerth 1898, and Brisbane 1912
Very nice photo:)
Ron

[AlexN]

A nice photo indeed Vincent!

I have a pair of Spotted Turtle Doves nesting in my back yard at the moment also :)

[GrampianStars]

a feral speices
Spotted Turtle Dove
need to be baked in a pie ;)

[vindictive666]

dove we call them here

they mate for life :)


regards john

[Sharnbrook]

You must have got it wrong.

There should be TWO Turtle Doves, if it's only one bird, then it's a Partridge, and the tree must be a pear tree. :P

Happy Christmas

[cookie8]

Two chicks just hatched!! One of them here with mum.