Dove Nest

We have a Laughing Turtle Dove nesting in our yard this year. She has chosen an excellent spot with good cover. I say 'she' but this is most likely the male as they generally do the day shift.

The below shots have been taken with my 55-250mm lens, the above shot with that lovely 150mm lens. You can really see the difference in quality. 

We won't be taking very many photos so as not to disturb them sitting on their eggs even though you can almost reach out and touch the nest from our verandah. 

The Laughing Turtle Dove is easily confused with the Spotted Turtle Dove as their colouring is very similar but if you look closely the laughing dove has more colour on it's chest and no spots on their neck.