GERMANY ~ The European Turtle Dove ~

... Lovely view of the "Turtle Dove"... a symbol of love, peace and happiness, sometimes known as "love bird"... and bird of the year in Germany... a symbol we need right now... the outbreak of the Corona virus is affecting the daily life of all people in Belgium very much... dear friends worldwide I hope you all are safe and healthy❤️... be smart and help each other... with wonderful special postmark... Thanks a lot Dustin!【ツ】

The turtle dove is a bird of the pigeon family. The turtledove is 28 cm long. Its body is reddish brown, the head is blue-gray, and the tail is marked with a white tip. It is a ground feeder that eats prodigious amounts of small seeds. A migratory species, it winters in northern Africa.

The gentle purr of the turtle dove is an evocative sound of summer, but has become increasingly rare following rapid and sustained population declines. One cause of the decline is thought to be lack of seed and grain as food during the breeding season, resulting in a much shorter breeder season with fewer nesting attempts. The species is now included on the Red List of conservation concern.

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(01-07-2019)