It is a popular belief that doves are very peaceful.
They adorn every peace emblem , from United Nations to neighbourhood peace committees . They are even made to carry a pair of laurel wreaths , for good measure ; as if the burden of being peaceful was not enough . By the way , I have seen quite a few doves , in the short span of time spent in my new abode , which abounds in a species called (for some strange reason ) Eurasian Collared Dove .
From what I gather , neither do they seem to exhibit any fondness for laurel wreaths , nor are they the avian apostles of peace , that they have been made out to be . Neither are the doves (at least, the ones I talk of ) , of the milky white feathers , as depicted in numerous statues / paintings / logos , world wide.
They emit a mournful "whoooo-whoo " cry , which unlike the sharpness of owls" too-hoo" , is long drawn out , and complaining at the best . It can't stand giving an inch of its territory , even to passersby, like drongos. Only yesterday , I saw a slow-moving (always sluggish ) dove "chase" a pair of drongos from its roof-top perch , "whooo"ing all the while .
Going by avian behaviour , it is not well-mannered either , like mynahs , who watch each others backs. Neither is it gregarious , like the sparrow , or the bulbul , or even the opportunistic crow for that matter .
It keeps to its solitary self and is seen keeping aloof even from its closest brethren , the pigeon .
That does not stop it from grabbing the abandoned nests of mynahs , pigeons and other hard-working birds , and using it for propagation of one's own species.
They adorn every peace emblem , from United Nations to neighbourhood peace committees . They are even made to carry a pair of laurel wreaths , for good measure ; as if the burden of being peaceful was not enough . By the way , I have seen quite a few doves , in the short span of time spent in my new abode , which abounds in a species called (for some strange reason ) Eurasian Collared Dove .
From what I gather , neither do they seem to exhibit any fondness for laurel wreaths , nor are they the avian apostles of peace , that they have been made out to be . Neither are the doves (at least, the ones I talk of ) , of the milky white feathers , as depicted in numerous statues / paintings / logos , world wide.
They emit a mournful "whoooo-whoo " cry , which unlike the sharpness of owls" too-hoo" , is long drawn out , and complaining at the best . It can't stand giving an inch of its territory , even to passersby, like drongos. Only yesterday , I saw a slow-moving (always sluggish ) dove "chase" a pair of drongos from its roof-top perch , "whooo"ing all the while .
Going by avian behaviour , it is not well-mannered either , like mynahs , who watch each others backs. Neither is it gregarious , like the sparrow , or the bulbul , or even the opportunistic crow for that matter .
It keeps to its solitary self and is seen keeping aloof even from its closest brethren , the pigeon .
That does not stop it from grabbing the abandoned nests of mynahs , pigeons and other hard-working birds , and using it for propagation of one's own species.
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