A little while back, I looked out to see Whitey being bullied by a Dusky. I noticed too that Whitey is somewhat smaller than the usual.
He's a very pretty fellow is Whitey, delicate, almost feminine. In fact he could be a she, there's no way of telling. Anyway, lang may his/her lum reek, despite the opposition.
Even a Woodpigeon had a frown of disapproval as it approached the pretty dove, but then, Woodpigeons tend to look grumpy most of the time.
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Why is this bird a colour variant of S. decaocta and not a 'Barbary' Dove S. X risoria, or perhaps even an African Collared Dove S. roseogrisea? So many things get out of their cages these days - like a White-throated Robin seems to have done!
Thanks, Anon. It never occurred to me. The fact that Whitey is noticeably smaller than the regular S.decaocto makes me think you are right. I will check further. Maybe I should retitle the entry "Xenophobia".
Looking more closely at Whitey, I note that it has an incomplete black collar, viz, no black visible on the nape itself. It's a very nervous bird - even the Blackbirds are seeing it off.
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