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Turtle dove    Streptopelia turtur 

I'm not fond of pigeons but this bird I do like, an ancient emblem of devotion with a soporific purr.  A widespread bird of woodland, farmland and urban gardens but it can be elusive, often staying high in tree tops.  Mass slaughter in Malta could be a major reason for their decline in recent years (they are migrants), but farming intensification also plays a big part.

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