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21-DEC-2007 Click image to return to gallery

Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove at my residence
Bonita Springs, Florida USA

A pine needle in the foreground may give the illusion that the
dove has green feathers, which it does not. The white specs in the image
are water droplets falling from the bird as it ruffled its feathers.

Nikon D80 ,Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR Zoom
1/1000s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso1600, with flash full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Guest 11-Apr-2008 08:06
Beautiful colour and detail!
Milan Vogrin22-Dec-2007 12:31
Nice shot! V!