Eurasian Collared-dove

Our favourite bird spotter, Steve, knocked on the door this morning to tell us there was an Eurasian Collared Dove just down there road.
He gave us directions and then made sure we found the dove where it wa sitting high in a tree.
Not a lifer but still a rare sight around here.

Streptopelia decaocto
The Eurasian Collared-Dove’s species name, decaocto, comes from Greek mythology. Decaocto was a servant girl transformed into a dove by the gods to escape her unhappy treatment; the dove’s mournful cry recalls her former life.
source - https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eurasian_Collared-Dove/lifehistory

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