{"id":61400,"date":"2019-11-15T06:27:44","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T13:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=61400"},"modified":"2026-02-02T05:45:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:45:58","slug":"eurasian-collared-doves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/11\/15\/eurasian-collared-doves\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurasian Collared-Doves"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"EurasianEurasian Collared-Dove perched on a wire fence \u2013 Nikon D500, f8, 1\/1600, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

According to many sources Eurasian Collared-Doves<\/span><\/a> reached Florida and the U.S. in the 1980’s from a few captive birds that were released in the Bahamas in the 1970’s and have spread rapidly since then. Now they can be found from the East Coast to the West Coast, as far south as Mexico and Central America and as far north as Canada and Alaska. They are also moving into areas of the Midwest and Northeast where earlier they hadn’t been reported.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\"EurasianEurasian Collared-Dove on pavement \u2013 Nikon D500, f8, 1\/1250, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Usually I see Eurasian Collared-Doves in the cities, around farmer’s fields and open areas near towns. When I first moved to Utah I saw only a few Eurasian Collared-Doves near Farmington Bay and quite a few Mourning Doves. Now seeing Mourning Doves is unusual for me at that location but I am now seeing hundreds of the larger Eurasian Collared-Doves, especially near the pumpkin fields and Glover Pond. At home I see far more Eurasian Collared-Doves than I do Mourning Doves too.<\/p>\n

\"AlertAlert Eurasian Collared-Dove on a water irrigation unit \u2013 Nikon D500, f6.3, 1\/2500, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I personally don’t blame the Eurasian Collared-Doves for being here or for displacing or supplanting our native doves. Their presence here is directly related to humans.<\/p>\n

\"EurasianEurasian Collared-Dove in morning light \u2013 Nikon D500, f6.3, 1\/3200, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I still see our native Mourning Doves in Utah and usually I see them away from towns and cities, away from farmer’s fields and silos in the sagebrush covered hills, canyons and grasslands which is where I prefer to photograph them.<\/p>\n

I’ll also photograph the Eurasian Collared-Doves when I have the chance because they are birds, the photographic subject I am most passionate about.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Eurasian Collared-Dove photos plus facts and information and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":96845,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,1022,7964,697,26],"tags":[4004,4540,3763,3764,7965,11120,3830,686,6875,462,7971,4104,7966,7970,2357],"class_list":["post-61400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-davis-county-utah","category-eurasian-collared-doves","category-farmington-bay-wma","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-alert","tag-dove","tag-doves","tag-eurasian-collared-dove","tag-farmland","tag-fence","tag-introduced","tag-irrigation","tag-non-native","tag-pavement","tag-perched","tag-streptopelia-decaocto","tag-water-irrigation-unit","tag-wire-fence"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/eurasian-collared-dove-irigation-unit-mia-mcpherson-1841.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-fYk","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":96836,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2021\/11\/01\/eurasian-collared-dove-without-a-collar\/","url_meta":{"origin":61400,"position":0},"title":"Eurasian Collared-Dove Without A Collar","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"November 1, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"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.","rel":"","context":"In "Birds"","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Immature Eurasian Collared-Dove perched in a tree, Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/eurasian-collared-dove-in-a-tree-mia-mcpherson-1909.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/eurasian-collared-dove-in-a-tree-mia-mcpherson-1909.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/eurasian-collared-dove-in-a-tree-mia-mcpherson-1909.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/eurasian-collared-dove-in-a-tree-mia-mcpherson-1909.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":115834,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/09\/13\/adult-eurasian-collared-dove\/","url_meta":{"origin":61400,"position":1},"title":"Adult Eurasian Collared-Dove","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"September 13, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Yesterday, I shared some Mourning Dove photos taken at Farmington Bay WMA. 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