Doves in Albania

Recently I visited Albania.  There, time passes slowly.  Our breakfast was always 15 minutes later than the set time.  The sun was very bright; the temperature was in the high eighties every day.  The mourning doves are everywhere, waking up everyone very gently with their cooing.

In Shkodra, a northern Albanian city, I saw many types of doves gathered on the rooftop, their color varying from dark to white and some having a fancy small feathers on their feet.

This Roman eagle sculpture was on the exhibit at the archaeological museum at Durres, Albania, a thriving coastal city.  The origin was noted to be 1 - 2 century AD.