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![Mating Behavior of Zebra Dove - (Geopelia striata) - Merbuk](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgyiQo1BK4EwYdDnOtq-hVtuygp8CL_TzHUs1u-SdvQUtLDYnJGz_lbBJcRAkFJqUwPAORiMGWGC4lwtXLxS_M8Fx4tNNZItCGSgS-xdQ7Wk_MdHv9tIRNr4htuMRETHcFbXj-KgFKtk/s400-rw/SpottedDove_Mating.jpg)
I had a chance to witness this Zebra Dove in the
mating act, yesterday at 6.39PM.
It was just a fast grabbed shot. I forgot to add the +2 compensation for white back ground, so the image was underexposed. I tried to salvaged it with Adobe Photoshop, heavily croped. This is three frame out of five.
![Mating Behavior of Zebra Dove - (Geopelia striata) - Merbuk](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqbu3cNPw0CpAQhBvkMwsbXclaM1_a-g0i8rgKOrFpM25vOgzLl5VIjX8eqJBpTcglwM1HXvHv24_1AUdu_4BWaCGKg36q6-OBOGFC3oSsyAQ7l-LFWogDOuUQWdp439E_rMIbxiuL-s/s400-rw/SpottedDove_Mating2.jpg)
![Mating Behavior of Zebra Dove - (Geopelia striata) - Merbuk](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeE6upQROCBo3duBDdYVCKF1x3dRcFAeF7P48uaqBs3xB94otbwO5xNbM5SjQV7nTZyhr26ZuOXUOHjvtAnzc_uvlMpD9umVkcWR3SNwLvBo7MAqojTCE7Yz2fR9duUBs59pUhWFiI29w/s400-rw/SpottedDove_Mating3.jpg)
Scientific name: (
Geopelia striata)
Other common name:
Peaceful Dove, Barred Ground Dove,
Merbok/Perkutut/Balam (Malay)