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24-11-11, 12:36 PM
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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.

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24-11-11, 01:38 PM
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Re: A true story

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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24-11-11, 03:45 PM
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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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24-11-11, 04:43 PM
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thats doverly


     
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24-11-11, 06:12 PM
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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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24-11-11, 06:13 PM
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They've got you well trained by the sounds of it.

I think the last one is a cracker.
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24-11-11, 06:17 PM
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he does live near Dover


     
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24-11-11, 07:02 PM
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The third one is fab - but the last one is a belter! Well done!

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24-11-11, 07:14 PM
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Lol, great experience that must have been.

The last shot is a belter.
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24-11-11, 10:22 PM
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Thanks everyone for having a peek and leaving a comment


     
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