mourning doves

I said I did get better shots of Mourning doves and Carolina wren. The wren shots will have to wait, but I'll skip forward a day to show the better Mourner shots today, before continuing with Day 2 of the trip. These are all shots from the garden behind the Audubon office at Cape May.

Grabbing the last few minutes of late afternoon sun on a very cold day.

I'm cooling off! Is it working? Last shot from Aug 10. And then we moved on westwards towards the coast and cooler weather.

A shot from last winter. A group of Mourning Doves startled into flight by an approaching Blue Jay. I find this photo neat because the doves are caught in just about every position of wing flap. Including the guy in front, whose wing flap is in the "HUH? What's happening? What's going...

I was taking photos of the two doves, which appeared they were in the courting mode. As I looked at the results, I noticed one of the doves' eye was shaped like a heart.

I found this Mourning Dove fluffing up its feathers and looking like it had just finished a big meal.

A little kissing first. Full video can be seen at: http://www.birdforum.tv/members/action/viewvideo/4294/Spring_is_in_the_air/

Mourning doves getting ready to raise a family. Full video can be seen at http://www.birdforum.tv/members/action/viewvideo/4294/Spring_is_in_the_air/

Found this Mourning Dove in nice light catching a few winks.

Just a pair of doves outside my window during the backyard bird count.

Taking it easy after a big meal. One is preening, one looking around, and the third sleeping.

Contentedly hanging out in the cedar tree in my front yard.

A pair of Mourning doves, with one stretching and grooming.

Three Mourning doves wandering the Sunflower seeds neer the almost empty feeder..more on the way gang!!

Pair of Mourning Doves

I know I have made a lot of posts here about the color of light and how it affects photos. These doves are brown and grey in colour. They are being lighted by the very last rays of sun, skimming over the horizon. Nothing has been done to enhance the colour of this image. It is simply...

Doves blending in to surroundings

This pic was taken early in the morning and with a beautiful blue sky, hence the cool, blue appearance.

This mourning dove landed in a pile of snow beneth my sunflower feeder. He just looked so cold.

Picture for Nina P in answer to question about mournig doves in "Garden Birds"