A Peaceful Dove a little out of range
2 Comments »29th April, 2012; Category: Birds on Television
One of our television channels here in South Australia is currently showing reruns of Star Trek Voyager series 2. I have been enjoying seeing this series over again, some of which I had previously missed. The episode I watched this evening (Innocence) featured Tuvok who had crashed-landed a shuttle on a well vegetated moon.
Part way through the episode I turned up the volume. Sure enough, there was the unmistakable call of a Peaceful Dove on the soundtrack. LOL.
The Peaceful Dove is a widespread species in Australia. I had no idea that it colonised a moon in another galaxy.
Peaceful Dove, Cleland Wildlife Park
There are many old adventure movies set in jungles and other wild places. In the background audio track you will often hear the call of a kookaburra. Nothing says wild, foreign, untamed more than a kooka!
Personally I like to have them around. Their call is sometimes a warning signal about snakes in the area. I don’t know if movie makers actually knew that.
What a well-travelled little dove!