The various oohs and coos of our collared doves, woodpigeons and feral pigeons tend to divide opinion. Not so the song of the turtle dove.
Usually described as a ‘purr’, the turtle dove’s one-trick song has a warmth that reflects the season in which we might hear it - only when the spring is at its lushest or has given way to summer.
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