Alan's @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #weather a favourite shot in any weather we can see…..rain, wind, snow etc.
A couple today, A #SnowyOwl making an escape in the snow and a #MourningDove in the rain.
#photography #ECK #CanonRebelXTi #Sigma170-500 #CanonR7 #RF100-400 #Birds

Photo of a Mourning Dove

🐦 Mourning Dove detected!

Confidence: 87%
Time: Apr 2, 2026, 4:13 PM EDT

#MourningDove #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6533453263

📷 Photo: Joshua J. Cotten (Unsplash)

Photo of a Mourning Dove

🐦 Mourning Dove detected!

Confidence: 89%
Time: Apr 2, 2026, 12:38 PM EDT

#MourningDove #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6528922006

📷 Photo: Brad (Unsplash)

Mourning Dove #mourningdove #dove #animals #nature #wildbird #wildlife #outdoors #naturephotography #birding #birdwatching #forest #texas #closeup #photography #photographersofbluesky

Photo of a Mourning Dove

🐦 Mourning Dove detected!

Confidence: 88%
Time: Apr 1, 2026, 6:50 PM EDT

#MourningDove #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6511342837

📷 Photo: Joshua J. Cotten (Unsplash)

Photo of a Mourning Dove

🐦 Mourning Dove detected!

Confidence: 86%
Time: Apr 1, 2026, 6:11 PM EDT

#MourningDove #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6510654858

📷 Photo: Joshua J. Cotten (Unsplash)

Photo of a Mourning Dove

🐦 Mourning Dove detected!

Confidence: 98%
Time: Apr 1, 2026, 5:41 PM EDT

#MourningDove #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6510115013

📷 Photo: Robin Teng (Unsplash)

Photo of a Mourning Dove

🐦 Mourning Dove detected!

Confidence: 97%
Time: Apr 1, 2026, 5:36 PM EDT

#MourningDove #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6510019361

📷 Photo: Joshua J. Cotten (Unsplash)

"A single mourning dove rests quietly on a thick, weathered branch coated in pale green lichen. The bird’s body is angled slightly toward the viewer, its soft, buff‑brown feathers blending gently into the warm light around it. Its wings are folded neatly against its sides, showing delicate black spots that look almost painted on. The dove’s small, dark eye is calm and reflective, set in a smooth, rounded head with a subtle wash of blue‑gray near the beak. Its posture is relaxed — the kind of stillness that feels like early morning before the world fully wakes. Surrounding the dove are thin, leafless twigs tipped with tiny buds, hinting at the first stirrings of spring. Behind it, the background melts into a glowing wash of golden yellow, as if sunlight is filtering through distant trees. The effect is warm, serene, and quietly intimate — a moment of peace held in soft light." - Microsoft Copilot

Sentinel of Spring

I think this image of a mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) perched among budding branches pairs beautifully ...

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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #dove #mourningdove

Photo of a Mourning Dove

🐦 Mourning Dove detected!

Confidence: 82%
Time: Apr 1, 2026, 3:42 PM EDT

#MourningDove #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6507892160

📷 Photo: Joshua J. Cotten (Unsplash)

Photo of a Mourning Dove

🐦 Mourning Dove detected!

Confidence: 80%
Time: Apr 1, 2026, 3:39 PM EDT

#MourningDove #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6507830322

📷 Photo: Robin Teng (Unsplash)

Photo of a Mourning Dove

🐦 Mourning Dove detected!

Confidence: 75%
Time: Apr 1, 2026, 2:41 PM EDT

#MourningDove #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6506699505

📷 Photo: Brad (Unsplash)

Photo of a Mourning Dove

🐦 Mourning Dove detected!

Confidence: 94%
Time: Apr 1, 2026, 2:36 PM EDT

#MourningDove #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6506589479

📷 Photo: Joshua J. Cotten (Unsplash)

Photo of a Mourning Dove

🐦 Mourning Dove detected!

Confidence: 88%
Time: Apr 1, 2026, 9:04 AM EDT

#MourningDove #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6498049467

📷 Photo: Joshua J. Cotten (Unsplash)

Photo of a Mourning Dove

🐦 Mourning Dove detected!

Confidence: 93%
Time: Mar 31, 2026, 6:40 PM EDT

#MourningDove #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6485045791

📷 Photo: Vijayalakshmi Nidugondi (Unsplash)

Photo of a Mourning Dove

🐦 Mourning Dove detected!

Confidence: 97%
Time: Mar 31, 2026, 6:32 PM EDT

#MourningDove #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6484895595

📷 Photo: Joshua J. Cotten (Unsplash)

Photo of a Mourning Dove

🐦 Mourning Dove detected!

Confidence: 95%
Time: Mar 31, 2026, 5:37 PM EDT

#MourningDove #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6483854996

📷 Photo: Joshua J. Cotten (Unsplash)

Painting of the day, "Mighty Mourning Dove" painted on glass. Original and prints available. #paintingoftheday #glasspainting #mourningdove

A Mourning Dove perches, her back toward us, glancing back, her feathers ruffled, while basking in the morning sunlight. The palette of the background seems to be a continuation of our subject’s palette - a spectrum of taupes with hints of blues.

The Mourning Dove ruffles in the bright morning light.
#Dove #MourningDove #RuffledFeathers #BirdOfTheDay #nature #wildlife #photography 🪶

I’m scrolling through today’s #birdcam video clips.

I already knew there would be lots of clips with the hated #grackle - but this one stood out.

My concern was the larger grackle would scare off all the other birds - but the #mourningdove was not about to give up a prime spot. 😅

#birdfeeder

Photo of a Mourning Dove

🐦 Mourning Dove detected!

Confidence: 95%
Time: Mar 29, 2026, 5:24 PM EDT

#MourningDove #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6433364199

📷 Photo: Robin Teng (Unsplash)

Photo of a Mourning Dove

🐦 Mourning Dove detected!

Confidence: 94%
Time: Mar 29, 2026, 5:01 PM EDT

#MourningDove #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6432963426

📷 Photo: Brad (Unsplash)

Photo of a Mourning Dove

🐦 Mourning Dove detected!

Confidence: 87%
Time: Mar 29, 2026, 8:58 AM EDT

#MourningDove #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6421889302

📷 Photo: Vijayalakshmi Nidugondi (Unsplash)

#BirdOfTheDay #AdultsWithChicks #ECK
#I-PhonePhotography #Birds#BirdWatching #NaturePhotograhy #MourningDove
This dove built a nest in one of our flower pots a few years ago right on our back porch!

Photo of a Mourning Dove

🐦 Mourning Dove detected!

Confidence: 94%
Time: Mar 28, 2026, 4:59 PM EDT

#MourningDove #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6408269840

📷 Photo: Vijayalakshmi Nidugondi (Unsplash)

Photo of a Mourning Dove

🐦 Mourning Dove detected!

Confidence: 84%
Time: Mar 28, 2026, 4:43 PM EDT

#MourningDove #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6407968956

📷 Photo: Vijayalakshmi Nidugondi (Unsplash)

Photo of a Mourning Dove

🐦 Mourning Dove detected!

Confidence: 87%
Time: Mar 28, 2026, 4:28 PM EDT

#MourningDove #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6407701463

📷 Photo: Brad (Unsplash)

Photo of a Mourning Dove

🐦 Mourning Dove detected!

Confidence: 85%
Time: Mar 28, 2026, 4:14 PM EDT

#MourningDove #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6407441409

📷 Photo: Robin Teng (Unsplash)

Photo of a Mourning Dove

🐦 Mourning Dove detected!

Confidence: 81%
Time: Mar 28, 2026, 1:48 PM EDT

#MourningDove #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6404655549

📷 Photo: Brad (Unsplash)

Photo of a Mourning Dove

🐦 Mourning Dove detected!

Confidence: 91%
Time: Mar 28, 2026, 9:13 AM EDT

#MourningDove #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6397760042

📷 Photo: Robin Teng (Unsplash)