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This is Priceless

ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
edited May 17, 2006 in Wildlife
Not the shot so much but what the bird is, Eurasian Collared-Dove, which are not suppose to be in Ohio. Long and short of it I sent the shot to Jim at DNR and almost immedatly go a call... Seems there have only been two suspected sightings in Ohio but with this picture it is the first confirmed. Ok fine. However now DNR will be here tomorrow (like I can say for sure bird will show up) and they want to talk to me about allowing some birders here to see it or watch for it or what ever the heck they do.

Anyway here is the guy causing all the fuss

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    kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited May 16, 2006
    Beauty shot! thumb.gif

    Congratulations on your sighting.

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    ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 23,856 moderator
    edited May 16, 2006
    Mmmmm, tastes like chicken. :D

    Nice shot BTW.

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    evil eggplantevil eggplant Registered Users Posts: 464 Major grins
    edited May 16, 2006
    Great shot, and congratulations on a rare find.
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    ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited May 16, 2006
    Thanks guys:): He has been popping in and out of the back yard for about a month and yesterday was the first tme I could get a clear shot of him. Pretty fair sized compared to regular doves, beautiful in flight..Yea a dove:D
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    windozewindoze Registered Users Posts: 2,830 Major grins
    edited May 16, 2006
    excellent!! your patience paid off - way to go !!!!
    what is DNR?


    troy
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    ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited May 16, 2006
    what is DNR

    Thanks Troy..DNR is short for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources which includes the Ohio Divison of Wildlife which Jim is with. I am tied in with them as a volunteer because I have Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education pemits..The 50 cent explanation:D
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    HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 16, 2006
    Excellent shot. Look out for those birders they can be a real pain in the butt. You can be really mean and make them pay to come on to your porperty. naughty.gif
    Harry
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    CookieSCookieS Registered Users Posts: 854 Major grins
    edited May 16, 2006
    Very nice Dove shot , you captured its special ring perfect.
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    ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited May 17, 2006
    Harryb wrote:
    Excellent shot. Look out for those birders they can be a real pain in the butt. You can be really mean and make them pay to come on to your porperty. naughty.gif

    Thanks Harry..Huh money has already been mentioned but not by me, as in donations, which we legally can except. BUT if someone did donate and then the bird didn't show ( quite likely) I would feel like a s--tne_nau.gif
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    ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited May 17, 2006
    CookieS wrote:
    Very nice Dove shot , you captured its special ring perfect.

    Thanks Cookie. The ring is pretty much the same as the one on the Ringed T-Dove, a domestic raised bird, that does now and again escape. The primaries (color), size etc. are quite different.
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