Love Doves, Douglas County
Tom Wilberding
Yesterday, on the 13th day of Christmas, Barb
pointed out to me no French hens, no partridge in a tree, but she did point out
seven “turtle doves” on the roof of a house at 10766 N Sunshine Dr, Littleton,
south of Chatfield State Park. My guess is that they were released at a wedding
or funeral, went AWOL, and are now sticking together, ready to breed and
populate Colorado and beyond. Collared-doves, watch out.
What were we doing there? Temporarily lost while looking for
another all-white bird, Joe Roller’s recent Trumpeter Swan, which we managed to
find later, after correcting our errors. Thank you, Joe.
BTW, if you want to own your own Love Doves, here is a place
that sells them very young, called “squeakers.” http://www.whitepigeonsales.com/about_our_birds
Cheers,
Tom Wilberding
Littleton, CO