{"id":71926,"date":"2020-07-14T05:24:58","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T11:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=71926"},"modified":"2025-05-22T16:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T21:46:08","slug":"simple-mourning-dove-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2020\/07\/14\/simple-mourning-dove-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Mourning Dove Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MourningMourning Dove male in July – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2000, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Worldwide doves symbolize peace and I felt that I could use a little of that feeling this morning so I decided to share some Mourning Dove images I took two days ago in northern Utah.<\/p>\n

This male Mourning Dove was perched on some barbed wire near a corral at the edge of the road and when I saw it I knew I wanted to stop and take some photos of him. The light was nice and the bird seemed cooperative.<\/p>\n

\"MaleMale Mourning Dove on a summer morning – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2000, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The grass, sage and rabbitbrush dotted hillside in the distance gave me a varied background that the dove stood out well from. These are all simple photos but they do show the views I see of this species most often. Sometimes simple conveys all I wanted to show in a photo.<\/p>\n

Mourning Doves are plentiful throughout the U.S., southern Canada, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean but their numbers have been declining.<\/p>\n

\"MaleMale Mourning Dove perched on a barbed wire fence – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2000, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I still see plenty of Mourning Doves at home and in the field but perhaps not nearly as many as I saw when I first moved to Utah.<\/p>\n

When I see these doves in the field they are usually perched on fences along side the roads I travel on and when I can I will always try to photograph them.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good. Stay safe.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Mourning Dove photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Worldwide doves symbolize peace and I felt that I could use a little of that feeling this morning so I decided to share some Mourning Dove images I took two days ago in northern 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