Eurasian Collared Doves

A common sight in downtown Fort Lauderdale, the Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto):

The two doves, pictured below, were sitting on a pole over a drawbridge running over a river, copulating, feeding one another, and preening. Spring is in the air…

Freedom is the basic condition for you to touch life, to touch the blue sky, the trees, the birds, the tea, and the other person… – THICH NHAT HANH