Shot with Canon 400D
Lens: 100-400mm
Mode: Sports
The Spotted Dove also known as the Spotted Turtle Dove, is a pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to south China and Southeast Asia. They are also known as the (Indian/Chinese) Spotted Turtle Dove.
This species builds a stick nest in a tree and lays two white, glossy eggs.
Spotted Dove is a long-tailed, slim pigeon, ranging in length from 28 to 32 centimetres. They eat grass seeds, grains and other vegetation.


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at 20:06 on September 22nd, 2008
My friend and I were taking a walk in this resort called 'Vedic Village', found this beauty perched on a branch like a statue. Once it saw my camera, immediately started posing! The whole place has many of it's friends, relatives and family members and are absolute fun to watch.