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    Doves having their breakfast

    Remember that true story I told a few weeks ago. Well it has got to the stage now where I don't have to go to the bird feeder for the Doves. They come to me.
    Every morning I go out my back door for a cigarette (I know, I did stop for a month, but it got the better of me) and these two are waiting for me on the fence.
    Not razor sharp as I'm a bit shaky first thing.


    Doves having their breakfast



    Doves having their breakfast



    Doves having their breakfast


    and a little video to go with the pictures....

    Last edited by Skyline; 11th December 2011 at 11:31 AM.

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    Re: Doves having their breakfast

    Crikey Dave, next week they'll be sitting at the table banging their spoons.

    Lovely set

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    Re: Doves having their breakfast

    LOL..... You could be closer to the truth than you know

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    LOL! Looks like you are having a great time with your new pets! Can you tell them apart? If so, have you given them names yet?

    All you need now is something more photogenic for them to sit on as they have breakfast. Perhaps something with branch-like perches so that their feet are more confortable (like your finger?). I know! It's hard enough to photograph birds with two free hands, let alone one with bird seed and twit on it! LOL!

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    Re: Doves having their breakfast

    Quote Originally Posted by Skyline View Post
    LOL..... You could be closer to the truth than you know
    Hah, you saw the hand feeding video too then

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    Re: Doves having their breakfast

    I'm curious about which is which gender and which the other, and how do you know? They seem to have the same coloring.....no?

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    Quote Originally Posted by FrankMi View Post
    LOL! Looks like you are having a great time with your new pets! Can you tell them apart? If so, have you given them names yet?

    All you need now is something more photogenic for them to sit on as they have breakfast. Perhaps something with branch-like perches so that their feet are more confortable (like your finger?). I know! It's hard enough to photograph birds with two free hands, let alone one with bird seed and twit on it! LOL!
    No names. The Doves is all I say to my wife.

    I shall build a little bistro for them



    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Humphries View Post
    Hah, you saw the hand feeding video too then
    I sure have Dave. I tried to get one to land on my hand this morning. It was on the fence about 2 foot away, looking at me cooing, but wouldn't take that jump



    Quote Originally Posted by jonjdoe View Post
    I'm curious about which is which gender and which the other, and how do you know? They seem to have the same coloring.....no?
    The only way I can tell is one is more vocal than the other. I'm guessing that's the female *slaps own hand*

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skyline View Post
    The only way I can tell is one is more vocal than the other. I'm guessing that's the female *slaps own hand*
    Last edited by Dave Humphries; 11th December 2011 at 09:08 PM.

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    All in jest Daisy

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    Hey don't knock it..am bumping your thread!

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