Spilopelia chinensis. Moruya Heads
I found this piece of wood on the beach this morning - took it home and placed it in the front garden. A couple of hours later the doves gave it the seal of approval. Felt good to have some birds in the viewfinder again - even if they are an introduced species.
The Spotted Dove is native to eastern Asia. It was introduced into Australia in the mid-1800s and early 1900s and quickly became established. It is now a common sight throughout eastern Australia, and around the major towns and cities in southern and south-western Australia. (Birds in Backyards)
D90 300mm f/4 Nikon. 1/1600 f/5 800 ISO Tripod. I had to shoot this through two glass doors, (my stupid fault), so the IQ could have been better, but it scrubbed ok for amazingly, my first photo of this common species?
I found this piece of wood on the beach this morning - took it home and placed it in the front garden. A couple of hours later the doves gave it the seal of approval. Felt good to have some birds in the viewfinder again - even if they are an introduced species.
The Spotted Dove is native to eastern Asia. It was introduced into Australia in the mid-1800s and early 1900s and quickly became established. It is now a common sight throughout eastern Australia, and around the major towns and cities in southern and south-western Australia. (Birds in Backyards)
D90 300mm f/4 Nikon. 1/1600 f/5 800 ISO Tripod. I had to shoot this through two glass doors, (my stupid fault), so the IQ could have been better, but it scrubbed ok for amazingly, my first photo of this common species?
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