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A true story
Once upon a time, in a galaxy far far away............ Well, my house yesterday in fact.
I was in the front garden playing with the new macro toy before we went out. I was shooting a couple of flowers. I was on the ground for maybe two minutes when my mate Dove landed a few feet away from me. It started to walk up and down doing its Dove squawk.
I stood up and it flew over my head and landed on the side alley gate.
I took a few shots and opened the gate. The dove hopped into the fence that runs along the small alley. As I went through the gate it started to walk along the fence, When I stopped it stopped. When I started to slowly walk it started to walk along the fence. We was heading for the back garden.
As I opened the other gate in the back garden I noticed all the seeds had gone from the feeder tray.
I emptied some from a feeder and put them on the tray. The dove had flown onto the back fence and was waiting. As I finished putting some on the tray its mate flew in and landed next to it.
As I hung the feeder back up the one telling me there was no food flew straight onto the feeder with me still there.
I got a couple of macro shots of it right next to me.
After a few shots its mate realised all was ok and came to join the feast.
After a full belly the seemed to be very contented. I then seemed to get a look from them that said thank you.
And we all lived happily ever after.
The end.
I was in the front garden playing with the new macro toy before we went out. I was shooting a couple of flowers. I was on the ground for maybe two minutes when my mate Dove landed a few feet away from me. It started to walk up and down doing its Dove squawk.
I stood up and it flew over my head and landed on the side alley gate.
I took a few shots and opened the gate. The dove hopped into the fence that runs along the small alley. As I went through the gate it started to walk along the fence, When I stopped it stopped. When I started to slowly walk it started to walk along the fence. We was heading for the back garden.
As I opened the other gate in the back garden I noticed all the seeds had gone from the feeder tray.
I emptied some from a feeder and put them on the tray. The dove had flown onto the back fence and was waiting. As I finished putting some on the tray its mate flew in and landed next to it.
As I hung the feeder back up the one telling me there was no food flew straight onto the feeder with me still there.
I got a couple of macro shots of it right next to me.
After a few shots its mate realised all was ok and came to join the feast.
After a full belly the seemed to be very contented. I then seemed to get a look from them that said thank you.
And we all lived happily ever after.
The end.
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Im a bit jealous, as ive not got a photo of a Collared dove yet. My local birds are very flighty. Great set of photos, with the last one having a particular charm all of its own.
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Excellent Dave I don't see birds in my garden now since moving and I to am jealous love the last one...
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They do not call you the Dove whisperer for nothing Dave, what lovely images, and to get so close up to them too, i am lucky to get within 10 feet of the ones that come into our garden, let alone a few inches away. 
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They've got you well trained by the sounds of it.
I think the last one is a cracker.
I think the last one is a cracker.
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The third one is fab - but the last one is a belter! 
Well done!
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Lol, great experience that must have been.
The last shot is a belter.
The last shot is a belter.
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