Huge Eurasian Collared Dove in Florida

Video of Huge Eurasian Collared Dove in Florida

Huge Eurasian Collared Dove in Florida - may be a hybrid or "mutant"

This pair of collared-Doves are lighter and a lot larger  than I've seen in the backyard before. See for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfiFOn84PAc 

which shows a typically grayer and smaller Eurasian Collared Dover in our yard last winter. These may be hybrids or descendants of breeder's birds in Florida. The larger one is probably a male and he towers over a mature male Common Grackle which is a good sized bird. These big Doves are a bit slow and need to watch out for our resident Red-Shouldered Hawks! What a meal they would make....

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Eurasian Collared-Dove Visits the Backyard - Waiting on Owl Eggs!

The Eurasian Collared-Dove is a Rare Visitor to the Backyard

The female Eastern Screech Owl continue to sit in the nest box waiting to start delivering her eggs. She sits in the nest box during the day and goes out at dusk to feed. The male is calling nearby. Eggs should be laid any day now. In the meantime, other visitors keep us entertained in the backyard such as this gorgeous Ring-Necked Dove.