tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970777878498844654.post1786163661768251564..comments2023-09-28T21:53:43.293-07:00Comments on Orca Watcher: San Juan Island Eurasian Collared DovesMonikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442975942250078450noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970777878498844654.post-66560163633979954212010-07-28T12:54:57.915-07:002010-07-28T12:54:57.915-07:00There was some fears that the Collared dove would ...There was some fears that the Collared dove would oust the Turtle Dove from our shores Monika. It never happened.Warren Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042798315431561018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970777878498844654.post-40549460999452715632010-07-28T00:50:55.135-07:002010-07-28T00:50:55.135-07:00Keep you feeders full Monika they can't half e...Keep you feeders full Monika they can't half eat those Collared Doves!!! our senior birders remember the excitement of twitching their first UK and then seeing their first patch records of these invaders some 50/60 years ago. They probably would have got to N.AM via Iceland & Greenland without 'having to be' introduced.<br />Wonder what sparked their wanderlust - genetic change of some kind? Sort of happening on a smaller slower scale with Mediterranean Gulls across western Europe too.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />DavoLancashire and Lakeland Outback Adventure Wildlife Safarishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531370350323901851noreply@blogger.com