Photography of Birds – Set # 120
Set # 120
Mourning Doves
Mourning Doves
Most mourning doves migrate along flyways over land. On rare occasions, mourning doves have been seen flying over the Gulf of Mexico, but this appears to be exceptional. Mourning doves (Z. m. carolinensis) are native to the North Atlantic archipelago of Bermuda, approximately 1,044 km (649 mi) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina (the nearest landfall); 1,236 km (768 mi) south of Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia; and 1,538 km (956 mi) due north of the British Virgin Islands, from which they had been migratory, but since the 1950s have become year-round residents.
Blue Jays
Blue Jays
H.J. Ruiz - Avian101 
Both beautiful shots but the Blue Jay is a favorite of mine.
Thank you very much,Ashely. 🙂
My young jays finally are coming to the feeders — they’re so cute-ugly!
They’ll follow the path of the children’s story of “The ugly duckling” and they will awe you! Thanks you, Linda. Take care! 🙂
Both of these photos are exquisite, HJ. The light on the mourning doves offers a serenity to the photo that is reminiscent of the doves. And the jays are so bright and dapper. I enjoyed the info, too, as always. Great post, HJ.
Thanks so much, my friend. Sometimes I get lucky! 🙂
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