juvenile mourning doves

Juvenile Mourning Doves

These two have been hanging out on the deck railing for the past few days. Their parents drop by from time to time and regurgitate food into their mouths. It’s quite entertaining.

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by sean on July 11, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in birds, mourning dove, photography, urban nature

Posted by sean on July 11, 2016

https://sd-stewart.com/2016/07/11/juvenile-mourning-doves/

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hermit the smog
/ July 12, 2016

This post is quite entertaining as well.

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- birds fly
  / July 12, 2016
  
  That’s their own poop they’re sitting in, too. I’d like to capture the regurgitation in a photo but I think it would lose something in the translation to still imagery. Maybe I can get a video recording of it.
  
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Special K
/ July 13, 2016

Even with the poop and vomit, that lovely color-texture combo in their wings is oddly calming. (I guess so, since the pair seems unconcerned about hanging out for an indefinite period where they are.) Birds rule.

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- birds fly
  / July 14, 2016
  
  Yes! I love their scaled feathers. The texture softens out as they mature, but it’s nice to see while it lasts.
  
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