Staffan Widstrand / Red-eyed Dove, (Streptopelia semitorquata) Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / Red-eyed doves (Streptopelia semitorquata) bathing, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / Red-eyed Dove, (Streptopelia semitorquata) next to water, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Kerstin Hinze / Diamond dove (Geopelia cuneata), adult in nest, captive, occurs in Australia.

Denis-Huot / Mourning collared dove (Streptopelia decipiens) and red eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata), lake Magadi, Kenya, September.

Patricio Robles Gil / Red eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) perched, Simien Mountains NP, Ethiopia

Gabriel Rojo / Red eyed dove {Streptopelia semitorquata} Kruger NP, South Africa

Mike Wilkes / Red eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) Gambia W Africa

Mike Wilkes / Red eyed dove, The Gambia West Africa

Mike Wilkes / Red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) perched on post, The Gambia, December

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) portrait, Pinola Conservancy. Captive, occurs in Africa.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) head portrait, Pinola Conservancy. Captive, occurs in Africa.

Roland Seitre / Diamond dove (Geopelia cuneata) eggs in nest, Australia.

Roland Seitre / Diamond dove (Geopelia cuneata) perched on branch, Murchison Shire, Western Australia.

Roland Seitre / Diamond dove (Geopelia cuneata) taking flight from water, Dajarra, Queensland, Australia.

Roland Seitre / Two Diamond doves (Geopelia cuneata) drinking at shallow pool, Dajarra, Queensland, Australia.

Roland Seitre / Diamond dove (Geopelia cuneata) walking over sandy ground, Dajarra, Queensland, Australia.

Roland Seitre / Diamond dove (Geopelia cuneata) standing at water's edge, Dajarra, Queensland, Australia.

Roland Seitre / Small flock of Diamond doves (Geopelia cuneata) drinking at pool, Dajarra, Queensland, Australia.

Roland Seitre / Diamond dove (Geopelia cuneata) flock drinking from puddle in dry landscape, Murchison Shire, Western Australia.

Roland Seitre / Red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) walking at water's edge, Fathala Reserve, Senegal.

Roland Seitre / Red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) portrait, Fathala Reserve, Senegal.

Roland Seitre / Two Red-eyed doves (Streptopelia semitorquata) perched at water's edge, Fathala Reserve, Toubacouta, Senegal.

Roland Seitre / Diamond dove (Geopelia cuneata) and male Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) drinking, Western Australia.

Bernard Castelein / Two Red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) perched on a branch, Allahein river, The Gambia.

Bernard Castelein / Red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) drinking at waters edge, Allahein river, The Gambia.

Bernard Castelein / Red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) at waters edge, Allahein river, The Gambia.

Bernard Castelein / Red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) drinking at waters edge, Allahein river, The Gambia.

Bernard Castelein / Red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) at waters edge, Allahein river, The Gambia.

Bernard Castelein / Red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) perched in treetop, Allahein river, The Gambia.

Bruce Thomson / Diamond doves (Geopelia cuneata) drinking at desert waterhole before one flies away, Winton, Queensland, Australia.

Richard Du Toit / Redeyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) Herold's Bay, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Guy Edwardes / Red-eyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata), stretching wing, Botswana, May.