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GrumpyOldMan
06-18-2021, 09:59 AM
Another photo of a Mourning Dove at Lake Sumpter. This is a little more recognizable with it's a black band on the back of her neck.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51255376298_8b30510dab_3k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2m6gcEs)
davem4616
06-18-2021, 11:06 AM
I believe you've captured a picture of a Ringed Turtle Dove...nice shot though

mourning doves do not have a black ring around the back of their neck and are not as pale in color
Velvet
06-18-2021, 01:46 PM
Very nice feathers!
GrumpyOldMan
06-18-2021, 02:46 PM
I believe you've captured a picture of a Ringed Turtle Dove...nice shot though

mourning doves do not have a black ring around the back of their neck and are not as pale in color

Thank you, I am not a birder - LOL - that is obvious by now.
Villageswimmer
06-18-2021, 02:55 PM
Oh my. That is incredibly beautiful.
Becca9800
06-18-2021, 03:42 PM
Mourning Doves are found ground-feeding routinely at my feeders (in Ohio). They are the only birds that I can identify by the sound of their wings. I think they're beautiful.
larbud
06-18-2021, 07:30 PM
I believe you've captured a picture of a Ringed Turtle Dove...nice shot though

mourning doves do not have a black ring around the back of their neck and are not as pale in color
Eurasian collared would be My guess..🤔
La lamy
06-19-2021, 05:15 AM
What fantastic detail and lighting from focusing perfection. Great job!
J1ceasar
06-19-2021, 05:28 AM
Nice, I've had them here for ten years, but for some reason not recently.
mfp509
06-19-2021, 05:43 AM
Absolutely gorgeous!
Gray lady of the sea
06-19-2021, 06:59 AM
Absolutely beautiful !!!!
Bridget Staunton
06-19-2021, 07:18 AM
Love those birds, they had babies on our waterfall few months ago. Talked to them each day, they knew my voice and we got to be friends. Wouldn’t let my hubby clean the lanai for a month
Brondrisek
06-19-2021, 08:24 AM
Well you may not be a birder but you are a great photographer! Lovely photo.
Roron123
06-19-2021, 08:58 AM
I must congratulate you on the beautifully taken photo! You missed your calling as a great photographer! Does not matter what type of Dove it is just that you captured it perfectly!
richdell
06-19-2021, 10:28 AM
Very nice.
I'm Popeye!
06-19-2021, 10:42 AM
In another thread about 3 weeks ago, they called this same type of bird a "Flying Rat" pigeon, now it's "Mourning Dove" lovely! :1rotfl:
GrumpyOldMan
06-19-2021, 10:55 AM
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GrumpyOldMan
06-19-2021, 10:59 AM
In another thread about 3 weeks ago, they called this same type of bird a "Flying Rat" pigeon, now it's "Mourning Dove" lovely! :1rotfl:

Yes, I posted that, I am sorry that my ignorance on birds appears to upset you. I am NOT a birder, but I do like photographs of birds.

This shot shows the black band around the back of its neck which is an identifying marking. I was told in the previous thread that this is a Mourning Dove, but, apparently, even that was not correct.

I was told in a critique forum, the following, that this is NOT a Mourning Dove:

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Actually, it is a Eurasian Collared Dove, a relative newcomer to the US. It is said that it entered the US through the Southeastern US and in a few years it has basically overpopulated the US they don't migrate like the Mourning Dove and they are not recognized as a game bird and there are no seasons on them as far as hunting them goes.

Once they get established, some people say they are pests. Since their arrival, the Pigeon population has decreased greatly. Also, they are not protected, they are considered vermin!


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