Unlimited edition. 18 x 24 inch, museum-quality poster on matte paper.
🍊🔥 The aptly-named and incredibly flamboyant orange dove is a member of the Columbidae family. That makes it a relative of the very familiar rock pigeon (or rock dove) that so many of us know from city living around the world. The orange dove, though, has a much smaller range; it is endemic to the woodlands of the Fijian archipelago. Despite its geographic isolation, it’s a common species in Fiji and it not considered to be an “at risk.”
The orange dove male is predominantly bold orange and tangerine, with an olive head and greenish fleshy bits the color of pistachios and asparagus. His female counterpart looks nothing like him (see her color column here).
These dove generally live alone or in pairs, but small flocks do occur. Whether together or solo, the orange dove forages in the canopy and understory of forests, primarily seeking fruits and berries. They have also been observed eating caterpillars and other insects on occasion – females more often than males. Researchers believe the breeding season of the orange dove may be much longer than most bird species; they’ve been documented nesting from June-December. The male plays little part in the process. The female builds the simple stick-platform nest, incubates the one or two eggs she lays, and feeds and tends to the chick(s) all on her own. The male just goes on looking fabulous and feeding on fruit and berries. That said, this species has not been studied extensively, and more observation and research is needed. Consider these notes a summary of what little we currently know of the orange dove.
Note: These archival poster prints feature rich, appealing colors. I encourage customers to take care in handling them until they are framed/protected for display; the darker colors on the matte paper can be scratched. They ship rolled, so customers need to flatten them before framing (or have their framer do so).
Charitable Sales Model: Whenever one of these poster prints is purchased, a charitable contribution equal to 10% of the print’s cost (or $3.60) is made to a nonprofit working to tackle environmental or social challenges. Read more about my charitable sales model here.
Unlimited edition. 18 x 24 inch, museum-quality poster on matte paper.
🍊🔥 The aptly-named and incredibly flamboyant orange dove is a member of the Columbidae family. That makes it a relative of the very familiar rock pigeon (or rock dove) that so many of us know from city living around the world. The orange dove, though, has a much smaller range; it is endemic to the woodlands of the Fijian archipelago. Despite its geographic isolation, it’s a common species in Fiji and it not considered to be an “at risk.”
The orange dove male is predominantly bold orange and tangerine, with an olive head and greenish fleshy bits the color of pistachios and asparagus. His female counterpart looks nothing like him (see her color column here).
These dove generally live alone or in pairs, but small flocks do occur. Whether together or solo, the orange dove forages in the canopy and understory of forests, primarily seeking fruits and berries. They have also been observed eating caterpillars and other insects on occasion – females more often than males. Researchers believe the breeding season of the orange dove may be much longer than most bird species; they’ve been documented nesting from June-December. The male plays little part in the process. The female builds the simple stick-platform nest, incubates the one or two eggs she lays, and feeds and tends to the chick(s) all on her own. The male just goes on looking fabulous and feeding on fruit and berries. That said, this species has not been studied extensively, and more observation and research is needed. Consider these notes a summary of what little we currently know of the orange dove.
Note: These archival poster prints feature rich, appealing colors. I encourage customers to take care in handling them until they are framed/protected for display; the darker colors on the matte paper can be scratched. They ship rolled, so customers need to flatten them before framing (or have their framer do so).
Charitable Sales Model: Whenever one of these poster prints is purchased, a charitable contribution equal to 10% of the print’s cost (or $3.60) is made to a nonprofit working to tackle environmental or social challenges. Read more about my charitable sales model here.
