Mourning Dove of Winter
by Darren Fisher
Title
Mourning Dove of Winter
Artist
Darren Fisher
Medium
Photograph - Photography/ Digital Art
Description
A beautiful capture of a Mourning Dove I captured when we got some snow. She was sitting so pretty and seemed to be Contemplating her next move. I have used effects that give the image the look of a painting. I feel it really enhanced the Winter mood and the colors of the Dove.
The mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) is a member of the dove family, Columbidae. The bird is also known as the American mourning dove or the rain dove, and erroneously as the turtle dove, and was once known as the Carolina pigeon or Carolina turtledove. It is one of the most abundant and widespread of all North American birds. It is also a leading gamebird, with more than 20 million birds (up to 70 million in some years) shot annually in the U.S., both for sport and for meat. Its ability to sustain its population under such pressure is due to its prolific breeding; in warm areas, one pair may raise up to six broods of two young each in a single year. The wings make an unusual whistling sound upon take-off and landing, a form of sonation. The bird is a strong flier, capable of speeds up to 88 km/h (55 mph).[3]
Mourning doves are light grey and brown and generally muted in color. Males and females are similar in appearance. The species is generally monogamous, with two squabs (young) per brood. Both parents incubate and care for the young. Mourning doves eat almost exclusively seeds, but the young are fed crop milk by their parents.
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February 15th, 2017
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Comments (32)
Barbara McMahon
The capture and lovely processing of this lovely dove reveals its beautiful gentleness! l/f
Pennie McCracken
Congratulations on this wonderful image being selected as Image of the Week Darren! Great Work! L/F
Robyn King
So gorgeous Darren!! Congratulations on your Special feature in The Artistic Aperture!! Sharing:-)
Sandi OReilly
Terrific capture and presentation, Darren, congrats on your special featuring in The Artistic Aperture!! F/L
Betsy Zimmerli
Very "sweet" and endearing, Darren. I am eager to hear them cooing again (it is now mid-Feb. in NH).
Bob Lentz
Congratulations! on this unique image’s being Image of the Week in “The Artistic Aperture” group.
Bob Lentz
Congratulations! on this unique image’s being Featured in “The Artistic Aperture” group, and also Liked, Favorited, and Facebooked.