Re: Any birders here?

vickiebee wrote:
> 
> Citizen Smith wrote:
> > vickiebee wrote:
> >> 
> >> [..] Maybe it's because the Eurasian Collared-Dove's species name,
> >> decaocto, comes from Greek mythology. Decaocto was a servant girl
> >> turned into a dove by the gods to escape her terrible treatment;
> >> that's why the dove has such a mournful cry.
> > 
> > They look so nice and dainty compared to the wood pigeon and their
> > cooing is quite soothing, but when they attack the pigeons the cry is
> > like that of crow.
> > 
> ...
> ;) Thank you for your normal reply to my silly post.

Sorry about that, happens now and again :-)

> Seriously, we have the Eurasian collared dove here, they got to North
> America via the Bahamas, where several birds escaped from a pet shop
> during a mid-1970s burglary. The shop owner then released the rest of
> the flock of 50 doves. Others were set free on the island of Guadeloupe
> when a volcano threatened eruption.

When I was still in east London there was ring necked parakeets, thousands of 
them. They bred from escapees too.
 
> Sorry, it's the teacher in me.
> 
> I, too, love their soft little coos, especially in the morning when I
> take my coffee on the patio. I haven't heard their angry sounds yet.
> 
> The mockingbird is my favorite. I had one out at the horse farm who
> could imitate my baby puppy's whine - had me running to the backdoor all
> the time.

Heh.