Photography of Birds – Set # 101 | H.J. Ruiz

Photography of Birds – Set # 101

Set # 101

West Peruvian Dove

Specimens are brownish-gray above and gray below, with a bold white wing patch that appears as a brilliant white crescent in flight and is also visible at rest. Adults have a bright blue (almost indigo), featherless patch of skin around each eye. The legs and feet of adults are red, but unlike Z. asiatica, their eyes are brown. Both sexes are similar, but juveniles have a lighter color than adults, they do not have blue eye rings, and their legs and feet are brownish-pink.

Croaking Ground Dove

It is found in western Ecuador, Peru and far northern Chile. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.

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16 thoughts on “Photography of Birds – Set # 101”

bayphotosbydonna on July 31, 2020 at 7:57 am said:

Love the blue eye on the West Peruvian and the two-toned beak of the Croaking Ground, pretty shots, HJ!

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- H.J. for avian101 on July 31, 2020 at 3:30 pm said:
  
  Thanks a lot, Donna. 🙂
  
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de Wets Wild on July 31, 2020 at 8:32 am said:

Tow most interesting-looking doves, and as for one having “croaking” in its name has really piqued my interest!

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- H.J. for avian101 on July 31, 2020 at 3:41 pm said:
  
  I’ve seen many of these through the years, they actually sound like a toad (croaking toad). No kidding!. The other dove (top photo) chants “coo-coo-lee” the native language (Inca) named it “cuculi” I hope it will help you answer your question. Thank you, D. 🙂
  
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  - de Wets Wild on July 31, 2020 at 10:26 pm said:
    
    Brilliant, thanks H J!
susanpoozan on July 31, 2020 at 9:08 am said:

Excellent pictures and helpful information.

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- H.J. for avian101 on July 31, 2020 at 3:43 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, Susan. 🙂
  
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NJUrbanForest on July 31, 2020 at 10:51 am said:

Nice photos! Can’t say I’ve seen these two doves in person!

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- H.J. for avian101 on July 31, 2020 at 3:45 pm said:
  
  Thank you, NJUF. Could I have your first name? 🙂
  
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  - NJUrbanForest on July 31, 2020 at 3:56 pm said:
    
    Sure! It’s Mike
  - H.J. for avian101 on July 31, 2020 at 4:04 pm said:
    
    Thanks, Mike. 🙂
Indira on July 31, 2020 at 12:01 pm said:

Good to see two types of doves!

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- H.J. for avian101 on July 31, 2020 at 3:47 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Indira. My idea, to create some kind of comparison. 🙂
  
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Clare Pooley on August 3, 2020 at 12:33 pm said:

What fascinating-looking doves! Thanks for all the information, HJ. I have been enjoying all your posts over the past few months but haven’t had time to comment. I’m nearly caught-up with my blog reading now, so should be commenting more regularly on your beautiful posts. 🙂

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- H.J. for avian101 on August 3, 2020 at 6:39 pm said:
  
  That’s so nice of you, Clare. I thank you for your visits to my blog. 🙂
  
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  - Clare Pooley on August 4, 2020 at 8:18 pm said:
    
    My pleasure as always, HJ. 🙂