Diamond Doves

These little gray beauties originate from Australia and contain white diamond spots on their wings offset with a black edge, and have a unique bright orange ring around their eyes.

They are very affectionate birds with each other and prefer to have a mate or to live in a flock of birds.  The mating ritual is quite fun to witness as the male will fan his tail feathers out and while touching the ground with his beak, will send out a coo directed toward the female dove.  This little ritual, repeated several times, apparently drives the female wild, and mating soon takes place.  After mating has occurred, the content male will let out a series of one note coos, while the female happily sits by listening.

Diamond doves also communicate well with one another as they greet each other when a bird returns to the nest by a series of throaty, low coos.  During the dark of night, these birds like to cuddle and kiss, using their beaks to perform a series of light pecks around the head and neck of their partner.  Sounds like my kind of bird!

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