Eurasian Collared-Doves

Streptopelia decaocto

Eurasian Collared-Doves are medium sized, mostly pale gray with a darker brownish wash over their backs, they have a black half collar on the back of their necks and have dark primaries. Adult Eurasian Collared-Doves have red eyes.

Eurasian Collared-Dove In Arkansas

By Mia McPherson|October 4th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Eurasian Collared-Doves, Sebastian County|Tags: Arkansas, autumn, bird bath, birdbath, close up, dove, doves, drink, droplets, Eurasian Collared-Dove, fall, flying, garden, introduced, perched, portrait, Sebastian County, Streptopelia decaocto, urban, water, yard|

I'm sharing some Eurasian Collared-Dove photos this morning. I've photographed them here in Arkansas before, but these are the first images I'm happy with.

Urban Eurasian Collared-Dove In Morning Light

By Mia McPherson|April 8th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Eurasian Collared-Doves, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, close up, curb, dove, doves, Eurasian Collared-Dove, introduced, native, non-native, portrait, spring, Streptopelia decaocto, urban|

Two days ago I shared a close photo of a curbside Mourning Dove. Today I am sharing a Eurasian Collared-Dove image taken at nearly the same time and same place.

Adult Eurasian Collared-Dove

By Mia McPherson|September 13th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Eurasian Collared-Doves, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: adult, branches, conifer, dove, doves, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Farmington Bay WMA, marsh, nonnative, perched, sky, Streptopelia decaocto, summer, wetlands|

Yesterday, I shared some Mourning Dove photos taken at Farmington Bay WMA. Today, my subject is a Eurasian Collared-Dove also photographed on the same day.

Eurasian Collared-Dove Portraits

By Mia McPherson|March 20th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Eurasian Collared-Doves, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, close up, collared-dove, collared-doves, dove, doves, Eurasian Collared-Dove, grass, grasses, portrait, Streptopelia decaocto, urban, winking, winter|

Yesterday morning while photographing male Brewer's Blackbirds I took my eye away from my viewfinder and found a Eurasian Collared-Dove directly in front of me.

Eurasian Collared-Dove Without A Collar

By Mia McPherson|November 1st, 2021|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Eurasian Collared-Doves, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: autumn, branches, collar, dove, doves, Eurasian Collared-Dove, fall, first fall, immature, introduced, introduced species, leaves, marsh, nonnative, perched, sky, Streptopelia decaocto, tree, young|

I photographed this Eurasian Collared-Dove last week at Farmington Bay and noticed that it didn't have the dark collar usually seen on this species.

By Mia McPherson|November 15th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Eurasian Collared-Doves, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: adult, alert, dove, doves, Eurasian Collared-Dove, farmland, fence, introduced, irrigation, non-native, pavement, perched, Streptopelia decaocto, water irrigation unit, wire fence|

When I first moved to Utah in 2009 I saw very few Eurasian Collared-Doves but now I see them in many locations and sometimes in large numbers.