Je suis heureux de vous présenter Ayda & Burak les deux poussins de tourterelle turque Streptopelia decaocto qui ont vu le jour sur le projecteur du jardin.
The doves are back on the nest for the second time. In the meanwhile, the nest has been firmly fastened to the spotlight by Marina.
Taken in the garden this afternoon. Catherine checking this page from Senegal (Africa) found the name first:
Voici à quoi ressemble la mort subite du nourisson chez les tourterelles. Chûte du nid cet après-midi.
The turtles sit on 2 big white eggs. Although they are afraid of us when we come too close, they bravely stay at their post until the last moment.
I'm afraid a couple of collared turtle doves is going to nest on the spotlight. A fine and safe place but really very close to us. At the left you see the birds working at the construction of their nest, at the right the location of the spotlight on the balcony.
I was taking some sun on the balcony this morning. This fly was doing exactly the same. Click on the picture to see the finest details.
10:30PM and still 22°C after a very hot day (up to 29°C). Belgium seams suddently have become a tropical country. We stayed outside after the dinner, contemplating the moon through the telescope. I took this picture with the 400mm tele, lightly under-exposed to gain one speed. Did you also see the moon at this same moment?
