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Once again I was required by my job to take the two-hour drive west on I-88 to Binghamton, New York. So, foolhardy and obstinate birder that I am, I awoke well before dawn so I could spend some quality time searching for the Eurasian Collared-Dove that had avoided my gaze on my last attempt. [...]

The Eurasian Collared-Dove is a (surprise!) Eurasian species that was introduced in the Bahamas, spread to Florida, and has slowly but surely expanded its range north and west across the southeastern United States. It is a still-rare visitor to New York but one was reported recently in Port Crane, a small town in New [...]

How can there be peace when the people who cause war still clamor for the perpetuation of our misery? The arrogance that lives in the government palaces and the houses of the lords of land and big business is still screaming for war and death for our race; they won’t tolerate the idea that indigenous [...]

Dusky Turtle Dove Streptopelia lugens
Nairobi, Kenya, November 2006

 
All photos copyright Charlie Moores
 

The Bahamas boast an impressive array of wild native doves including the Caribbean Dove and White-crowned Pigeon. The various islands also support more adaptable civilized species like Mourning Dove, Common Ground-Dove, and Rock Pigeon. But one columbiform has clearly conquered the rest; at least in the Nassau area, the Eurasian Collared-Dove reigns supreme.

Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopeleia decaocto [...]

Rufous Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis orientalis
Narita-san, Honshu, Japan. 18 January 2006
 
These Rufous Turtle Doves were photographed on a dull, grey day at the Narita-san Temple complex in the town of Narita (1 hour north of Tokyo). Common throughout East Asia and resident in both Japan and South Korea, they belong to the nominate form orientalis, [...]