Mourning Dove of Winter

by Darren Fisher

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Mourning Dove of Winter

Artist

Darren Fisher

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Photograph - Photography/ Digital Art

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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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