During our trip to Extremadura in Spain, one the hides we had booked was for Hoopoe. This was a one person hide and Rich was the first to use it, one day before myself. I was quite jealous when he texted me to say he had just had a Turtle Dove in front of his lens. A very scarce bird in the UK nowadays. Later on Rich told the owner of the hides about the Dove, who was suprised and said he had never seen one there.
The next day it was my turn in the hide. Whilst photographing the Hoopoe I noticed a bird feeding on the ground. Yes, it was the Turtle Dove, too distant for any decent shots, but I hoped it would come closer. To be honest, I was more interested in the Dove than the Hoopoe. Anyway it did come closer, to perfect range. It even perched up on the tree that the Hoopoes were nesting in. It's not very often that such luck occurs like this and I was very pleased.
Funnily enough the Dove wasn't seen again. Here's a few images of it.
The next day it was my turn in the hide. Whilst photographing the Hoopoe I noticed a bird feeding on the ground. Yes, it was the Turtle Dove, too distant for any decent shots, but I hoped it would come closer. To be honest, I was more interested in the Dove than the Hoopoe. Anyway it did come closer, to perfect range. It even perched up on the tree that the Hoopoes were nesting in. It's not very often that such luck occurs like this and I was very pleased.
Funnily enough the Dove wasn't seen again. Here's a few images of it.
