The Spotted Neck Dove

The spotted neck dove a stocky bird he has a distinct coo
He walks around with bobbing head as insects he pursue
With spotted neck and shortish legs and mostly brown to gray
In parks and gardens near where I live I see them every day.

The spotted neck dove from native crested dove easy to identify
The crested dove makes a whirring sound with his wings as he fly
With crest on head and bronze on wings the difference one can see
And crested dove belong to Aussie bronzewing family.

The spotted neck doves from Asia brought and in the south east set free
And with the Australian bronzewings they do share territory
But with the bronzewings they never mate or mix in any way
They live as neighbours but don't mix and in their own groups stay.

The spotted neck doves build frail nest of sticks in fork of a small tree
And in that nest they hatch their young and raise their family
With spotted necks and shortish legs and mostly brown and gray
In parks and gardens near where I live I see them every day.