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20-OCT-2010

Building nests

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This morning I spotted these birds; the small one on the left has some of our dogs hair in his beak ready to fly away and build a nest. The fat pidgeon is watching for his mate who is sitting on a nest nearby.
I do not have a strong enough zoom lens to get any closer to the small bird but I hope you can see what I mean.

Olympus E-PL1
1/320s f/7.1 at 14.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Margaret Lew23-Oct-2010 03:22
Great catch! The dog hair will make a nice warm addition to his nest.
LynnH21-Oct-2010 12:04
I can see this scene very well. Nice work!!
Cindi Smith21-Oct-2010 02:45
Oh yes....very busy ready to build that nest. I'm betting that Dove's partner is off shopping somewhere! ;)
Guest 20-Oct-2010 21:46
Well seen!
larose forest photos20-Oct-2010 21:18
Lovely!! It is always intriguing to peek into the daily life of birds (and other creatures).
Kerry Tingley20-Oct-2010 14:25
Well seen. They are interesting to watch aren't they? They end up with some very odd things in their nests.
Yvonne20-Oct-2010 10:41
They are so busy this time of year, lovely capture Sandra!
Mieke WA Minkjan20-Oct-2010 07:07
beautiful turtle doves!
borisalex20-Oct-2010 06:59
Birds life...great portrait!
Guest 20-Oct-2010 05:07
Great catch.
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