High Wire Act by bmac62

Photography • Animals • posted on May 19, 2009

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Description

This dove will sit down on this main electric power cable to my house and sleep. I have pictures...just not quite as sharp as I'd like. This is a mourning dove and I'm 95% sure it is a female. Males have a little pink colored patch on the right and left sides of their necks. I appreciate all the wonderful comments and favorites associated with this ever expanding bird series. I have a few smaller birds to post: chickadees, sparrows and a surprise to me...an Indigo Bunting. The Indigo Bunting is my new nemesis...brilliant blue but doesn't stay long and I've had trouble getting him in focus so far. Bill:) P.S. I haven't seen any of my numerous grosbeaks in three days. They appear to have stopped for a photo op and moved on.

Comments (27)

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lyron

3:38PM | Tue, 19 May 2009

Wonderful image!!

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BessieB

3:41PM | Tue, 19 May 2009

A really good capture Bill, superb

vlaaitje

4:04PM | Tue, 19 May 2009

wonderful depth, and such a lovely bird and lighting

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flavia49

4:14PM | Tue, 19 May 2009

great capture!

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tuneup

4:15PM | Tue, 19 May 2009

real nice Dove great shot

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CavalierLady

4:18PM | Tue, 19 May 2009

Lovely image of this sweet little dove, Bill, and lucky you on seeing an indigo bunting!!

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drace68

4:32PM | Tue, 19 May 2009

Probably right about the grosbeaks. You're on the central migratory flyway. Mourning doves stay in Tulsa year round. Although I don't chase them when they're feeding or hunting on the ground, I love the soft whistle their wings make as they take flight.

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orig_buggy

4:48PM | Tue, 19 May 2009

Excellent detail on the wire and dove and I have faith that you'll soon capture your nemesis!

Enlightened

4:51PM | Tue, 19 May 2009

Although the clarity isn't as you would like it, the photo is still beautiful and the bird and wire are still in very sharp focus. Super work!

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moonrancher

5:42PM | Tue, 19 May 2009

There's a song about a bird on a wire, but this looks a lot more heavy duty than I ever pictured. Excellent capture.

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goodoleboy

5:45PM | Tue, 19 May 2009

Great focus in this stellar shot of the mourning dove, not realizing it is just a few millimeters away from sudden electrocution, or at the very least a nasty hotfoot, Bill.

MrsLubner

6:19PM | Tue, 19 May 2009

A really wonderful shot. They can be very congenial if you don't move too quickly. Lovely!

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tizjezzme

7:54PM | Tue, 19 May 2009

I love Mourning doves; their sound is soooo beautiful to me.

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timtripp

7:55PM | Tue, 19 May 2009

cool shot!

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kansas

8:53PM | Tue, 19 May 2009

Wonderful capture. Beautiful dove. I really enjoy seeing your bird visitors.

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npauling

9:04PM | Tue, 19 May 2009

She looks very much at home on this perch and I like how you have her with the green background. I'm looking forward to seeing the Bunting, he sounds brilliant.

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bimm3d

10:12PM | Tue, 19 May 2009

great shot!!

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beachzz

10:17PM | Tue, 19 May 2009

One of the Wallendas maybe?? Great shot!!

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auntietk

11:08PM | Tue, 19 May 2009

Awesome dof and clarity. Excellent work! (Have I mentioned lately how impressed I am with your bird shots?)

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ledwolorz

2:03AM | Wed, 20 May 2009

Super capture.

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durleybeachbum

2:40AM | Wed, 20 May 2009

Your bird pics get better and better!!!

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debbielove

6:27AM | Wed, 20 May 2009

You are becoming our resident bird photographer! And damned good at as well! A Morning Dove eh! Well I didn't know that..... I rely on you then..... Ha! Fabulous shot. I have heard of Indigo Buntings before. Blue? Great work again Bill. Rob.

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