Thursday, March 26, 2015

LAUGHING TURTLE-DOVE

Photographed at Esperance, Western Australia March 2015
545         LAUGHING TURTLE-DOVE            Streptopelia senegalensis

Australia           (386)

Also known as Senegal Dove or turtle-dove. 25-27 cm. Found in urban areas, country towns, parks, gardens, railcards, roadsides, farms and farmyards, especially in WA wheatbelt. Range from Africa to India, introduced to Perth (WA) from 1898, spread across WA wheatbelt, e. to Southern Cross, n. to beyond Geraldton, Shark Bay, s. to Albany, populations in Kalgoorlie and Esperance.



2 comments:

  1. magnificant final photo - it looks so calm like all the energy to get off the ground is nothing

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  2. Did you hear it laugh? :-)

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