An Oriental turtle-dove is photographed through a scope perched in a tree at the corner of Colorado Avenue and Higgins Place around 11 a.m. on Feb. 7, 2022. Photo by Magali Gauthier. A bird sighted ...

Turtle Doves are making a promising, but fragile recovery – and volunteers are playing a vital role.

The Turtle Dove – forever associated with the festive season through the words of the seasonal song 12 Days of Christmas – is one of the fastest declining species in the country. Sightings this summer ...

An Oriental turtle-dove is photographed through a scope perched in a tree at the corner of Colorado Avenue and Higgins Place around 11 a.m. on Feb. 7, 2022. Photo by Magali Gauthier. A bird sighted ...

I watched the turtle dove in this photo as it landed at the edge of a pond covered in thin ice. The dove walked on the ice, searching for a spot where it could gently shove its beak through and drink.

Bird conservation charity, RSPB, celebrates the winner of its inaugural competition – the swift has been named the favourite ...

Few feel-good holidays movies have stood the test of time quite like Home Alone, and its sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost In New York. And one of the most endearing — and enduring — scenes from the sequel ...

A wild turtle dove that was satellite-tagged in Malta in May 2023, headed straight into the Ukrainian warzone until contact with the bird was lost over Moldova. The bird was one of 20 turtle doves ...

Numbers of threatened turtle doves in western Europe have rapidly recovered after a hunting ban was introduced in 2021, conservationists said. Numbers in the region increased by 40% to 610,000 ...

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