Columbiforme Order - Columbidae Family The Eurasian Collared-
Dove is omnipresent all year round. It is gregarious and we can
see groups of several birds at bird-feeders in winter. This
species appreciates the sunflower seeds but does not scorn the
others. Its cooing more or less accentuated according to the
period can be tiresome, but what prettier to look at than two
turtle-doves preening each other or touching their bills
lovingly? The flight displays produce wing slapping and while
the male bows, we can hear soft cooings. The construction of the
nest, even hard, does not lead to an artwork, but rather to a
small loose platform made with some coarsely woven twigs, from
where the eggs often fall. The nest is usually in tree, shrub,
against the trunk, not always well hidden. Length: 30-32 cm;
Weight: 125-200 g LONGEVITY: 15-17 years The Eurasian Collared-
Dove is colonizing the planet, like the House Sparrow or the
Common Starling. The adult male has buffy grey-brown upperparts,
but the back is greyer. The fli