Photo of the Week – Emerald spotted wood dove

Posted on Fri April 8, 2016.
Photographic Hide Birding Photography – IRL

This stunning image of an emerald spotted wood dove was captured by our guest Thys Lombard.  It was taken from inside the sunken, underground hide at Indlovu River Lodge.

Did you know?  The emerald-spotted wood dove builds a flimsy stick nest in a tree or shrub, and lays two cream-coloured eggs. Both sexes incubate for 13–17 days to hatching, and feed the squabs for 13–17 days to fledging.  Many young birds are taken by mongooses and shrikes.

The emerald-spotted wood dove is not gregarious, but flocks may form at waterholes.  This makes it a highly probable visitor at the waterholes when our guests are patiently waiting in the underground hide!

For more info on  the emerald spotted wood dove, click here.

For more info on our Photographic Safaris, or our next Photographic Course, please contact Louisa at:

Lodge: +27 (0) 15 383 9918 or email: [email protected]

For more on Thys Lombard, please visit his website or follow on Twitter:  @ThysLombard

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