Just Hanging Around
by Deborah Benoit
Title
Just Hanging Around
Artist
Deborah Benoit
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Photograph - Original Photography By Deborah Benoit
Description
The Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) is a member of the dove family (Columbidae). The bird is also called the Turtle Dove or the American Mourning Dove or Rain Dove, and formerly was known as the Carolina Pigeon or Carolina Turtledove. It is one of the most abundant and widespread of all North American birds. It is also the leading gamebird, with more than 20 million birds (up to 70 million in some years) shot annually in the U.S., both for sport and for meat. Its ability to sustain its population under such pressure stems from its prolific breeding: in warm areas, one pair may raise up to six broods a year. Its plaintive woo-OO-oo-oo-oo call gives the bird its name. The wings can make an unusual whistling sound upon take-off and landing. The bird is a strong flier, capable of speeds up to 88 km/h (55 mph).
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Mourning Doves are light grey and brown and generally muted in color. Males and females are similar in appearance. The species is generally monogamous, with two squabs (young) per brood. Both parents incubate and care for the young. Mourning Doves eat almost exclusively seeds, but the young are fed crop milk by their parents.
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September 20th, 2013
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Linda Phelps
V. Outstanding! Love those red feet. I like the pose of this bird and the nice detail you were able to capture. Excellant Depth of field!
Lingfai Leung
Deborah, beautiful capture of this lovely dove. Just the name does not sound very nice. voted from Artists News Featured work.
Nadine and Bob Johnston
Thank You for Submitting your Artwork.... Liked the subject, description, technique, composition, and color... So Today it was Published in the Internet publication ARTISTS NEWS.... YOU or Friends Can use Ctl-C to copy the link: http://paper.li/f-1343723559 and Ctl-V to put it into your the Browser Address bar, to view the publication. Then, Tweet, FB, and email, etc a copy of the publication, to just anyone you feel would be interested. Happy Promoting! :-)
Nadine and Bob Johnston
Beautiful, one of my favorite subjects.... So pinned this to My Friends: Fine Art America Artists... Collection...
Belinda Low
Love this shot! Guess the name came about cos all or most doves that I know of are white?
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