I love Mourning Doves, they are beautiful, and their song is soothing. I’ve missed them. We used to have a large number of them on property, then the Eurasian Collared Doves moved in. This year, the Mourning Doves have finally come back. Over the years, I’ve enjoyed how calm and responsive Mourning Doves are to shutter clicks. They are very curious about them, and often responsive. I hope we have Mourning Doves nesting on property once again. Zenaida macroura. All photos are 1500 x 996, click for full size.
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What large eyes it has! Very sweet indeed. Love the neck extension in the second picture down: “Who’s there? Who’s there?”
(Zinaīda is a somewhat old-fashioned yet still reasonably common name here, one that I like, and now I associate it with doves.)
That puppet is not very rat-shaped. The rat inside was probably just trying to get into a more comfortable position.
Or maybe still had a bit of salad stuck to it, and decided to have a snack…
I guess bird costumes are just conducive to cricks in the neck.
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I know, they are adorable! Their eyes are a beautiful ruby colour, gorgeous in sunlight, which we don’t have today.
That is a very pretty name.