Rock dove (Columba Livia) - (Published by GETTY IMAGES)

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Two metres at 11.11am on Monday 29th May 2023 off 2903 Ocean Boulevard, Victoria, on the Esquimalt Lagoon Migratory Bird Sanctuary, on the Juan De Fuca Strait, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

 

 

Here we see a sleepy Rock dove (Columbia livia), resting on a tree stump. They were introduced to North America in the 17th century.

 

 

The Lagoon is one of seven Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in British Columbia, and an important stopover for birds journeying between North and South America. Visitors include geese and Swans, Bald Eagles and Great Blue Herons, plus many other species of birds.

 

 

 

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LATITUDE: N 48d 25m 46.10s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 27m 31.30s

ALTITUDE: 13.0m

 

 

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 90.3MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 37.60MB

 

 

 

 

 

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