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Mourning Dove siesta


Mourning Dove siesta
Photo Information
Copyright: Mario Olteanu (Mariol) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 165 W: 10 N: 1052] (4329)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-03-03
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 30 D, Canon 100-400L 4.5-5.6 IS USM, Hoya 77mm HMC Super U.V.
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/400 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-03-04 22:59
Viewed: 535
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
These are very gentle birds. Some times males challenge each other by inflating their chests and jumping on two feet toward the rival.
They feed on the ground on whole seeds (they swallow sunflower seeds with the shell) and need to eat sand to digest the food. The food is always dry and they need to drink water after feeding. The way they drink is continuously and had down, not sip-by-sip and had up, like the other birds.
They usually snooze after each meal, their digestion being very demanding.
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  • Debz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 582 W: 0 N: 866] (3283)
  • [2007-03-05 3:09]

Hi Mario, lovely soft photo of your Dove. The feathers have so much detail and I love the POV of him chest fluffed up whilst snoozing. The colours and tones are great, especially the blue eye lids as he seems to peek through them at you. Great DOF and composition. It is lovely to see a Dove in his element relaxing. Great.
tfs
debz

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  • edji Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 83 W: 8 N: 22] (426)
  • [2007-03-05 8:49]

good photo. Light could be better... I like the sharpness in the feather. I post a mourning dove photograph just before you.

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