Turtle Dove

by Jasna Dragun

Title

Turtle Dove

Artist

Jasna Dragun

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Photograph - Photography

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I'm not gonna talk too much about the pigeons, everyone knows this wonderful bird. I'll tell you how this picture came about. I was in Rijeka for a few days in the center of the city on Korzo, with a large number of shops and catering facilities and of course many tourists. Here we get a flat for use, truth, very worn, but served the purpose. And one day she fluttered to the window board, stared in for a while, shuddered and fled. It was a special event for me who made me feel very touchy. The image remained for the memory.

Dove arrival in spring is heralded by its purring song, a rather deep, vibrating 'turrr, turrr', from which the bird's name is derived. Despite the identical spelling, the "turtle" of the name, derived from Latin turtur, has no connection with the reptile; "turtle" in that case came originally from Late Latin tortuca.
Perhaps because of Biblical references (especially the well-known verse from the Song of Songs), its mournful voice, and the fact that it forms strong pair bonds, European turtle doves have become emblems of devoted love. In the New Testament, two turtle doves are mentioned to have been sacrificed for the Birth of Jesus.
Turtle doves also are featured in the song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas", as the gift "my true love gives to me" on the second day of Christmas.

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December 3rd, 2015

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