Bird of the week Invitation: LXIII

This week is the often overlooked Peaceful Dove, Geopelia striata. They are here all the time so I see Peaceful Doves every day.
Peaceful Doves are found in places similar to mine. That is open dry woodland with a grassy understorey and the edges of rainforest.

Peaceful Doves are found in Asia, south Burma and the Malay peninsula, through Indochina to eastern New Guinea and Australia, where it is widespread in the north west, north and eastern mainland. They have been widely introduced to islands.

They feed on the ground and roost in trees.

They need to drink at least twice a day.
I know, get onto what they sound like. Well this week is a treat for you. One of my videos from my wildlife camera……enjoy

What they can also sound like

REF: http://www.graemechapman.com.au/index.php

“Who was that”

Peaceful Doves are sedentary, though some seasonal changes in distribution occur in the south and flocks may form briefly in some areas.

The numbers fluctuate at my place. One morning I looked out of the kitchen window and saw all these Peaceful doves sitting on the ground under a Fig Tree. I have never seen Peaceful Doves sit still. I actually thought they may either be drunk from eating fermented Figs or at worse, dead.
Luckily they stirred when I went outside as you can see some of the eyes opened to my relief, so I let them sleep it off.

They feed mainly on small seeds of grasses and sedges, and sometimes small insects.

Peaceful Doves place their nests in trees or shrubs, including in garden and street trees. They build a small, flimsy platform of twigs, grasses and roots, which is built by both parents.

Both parents also feed the young, with ‘crop milk’ or small seeds. If you want to know about crop milk

REF: https://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Geopelia-striata