norvik1943 wrote:
Dove showed up last evening to old nest outside my veranda window and started calling. I answered in my best Asian Collared Dove accented coo, and she settled down. She is still there. I'd thought a bit late to nest, she should be heading for Africa for the winter.
Here she is. She sure has pretty eyes. Both shots handheld with Nikon P510, second shot is max zoomed, 42X optical and 2X digital on top. Amazed me how clear it is for handheld (at my age.)
Wonderful shots, I am fortunate to have a permanent mated pair residing close to me. They are just gorgeous birds. I had never seen any until I started feeding last year and when they first appeared I had no idea what they were I hope you don't mind my adding a photo of mine to the thread. I had no idea they were spread world wide, I am in east Texas, a bit of a hike from where your photo was taken. Your's is the first post I have seen of these lovely birds. Thank you for posting them.