tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598189770868382234.post5610685194345025027..comments2022-03-24T20:10:33.938-06:00Comments on Rural Chatter: Birds, Nature and Environment: Dear DovesBeverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09334121900896195207noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598189770868382234.post-23730940340691281982008-04-06T11:50:00.000-06:002008-04-06T11:50:00.000-06:00Hi Beverly!I know the feeling of having so many th...Hi Beverly!<BR/>I know the feeling of having so many things to learn in just one go! And the changing info too :S<BR/>Hope you get a definitive id on that dove. Good luck!!Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04550692601943778577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598189770868382234.post-91496236104652205712008-04-06T10:33:00.000-06:002008-04-06T10:33:00.000-06:00Chris, thank you so much for your suggestions. Ac...Chris, thank you so much for your suggestions. Actually, continuing to look for answers, I went farther into a page I actually linked to and found: <A HREF="http://www.internationaldovesociety.com/" REL="nofollow">The International Dove Society</A>. This group states the Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) is also known as Indian Ringdove, Collared Dove, Collared Turtle Dove, Eastern Ringdove, Eurasian Ringdove…so perhaps I am merely playing with semantics.<BR/><BR/>I also looked further into Bill Schmoker’s site of photos and found <A HREF="http://schmoker.org/BirdPics/EUCD.html" REL="nofollow">this.</A> He includes a couple shots of what he describes as ‘Leucistic Eurasian Collared-Doves’. It seems to me the bird I saw was lighter yet, but it did have some very light grey shadowing where Bill’s photo shows on his bird.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, my photos (through a net-covered, double-pained window with a shorter lens), are not good enough to continue the research you suggested. I cannot even see the bird’s feet, and it hasn’t been back to study. I’m going with my first instincts…this is a Leucisic/Leucistic (?) Eurasian Collared-Dove.<BR/><BR/>Still, I very much appreciate your response and continued encouragement for research!Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334121900896195207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598189770868382234.post-56227028753643047202008-04-06T10:00:00.000-06:002008-04-06T10:00:00.000-06:00If you are still looking for additional references...If you are still looking for additional references, I believe there was a "Doves and pigeons of the world" published a decade or two ago. It is one of those large format picture books, and I am not sure of the title or author, but you might be able to hunt it down in a library or thru Amazon. Size color, eye, cere, beak and foot color will all be important to note accurately. There are also aviculturists who specialize in doves, and if you can hunt one of them down, you can probably get a quick answer. You might want to try the Denver of Colorado Springs Zoos -- write a letter and include a photograph. It will probably be routed to the bird curator. They may also have the book. Good luck.Camera Trap Codgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11052159376463794204noreply@blogger.com