Phyrie's Photos-- Mourning Doves in Arizona

[karina.the.cat.master]

@Phyrie,

Grams you are the only person I know who would write a poem about soup.... GOOD IDEA THOUGH!
Nice use of ingredients

[Phyrie]

Thanks, Shortie!

[Phyrie]

Ah, mourning doves! There is simply nothing like waking up in the morning to the gentle coos of the doves in Arizona. My mom says that she doesn't hear them anymore, and she misses that! I can't think of another sound more calming, soothing, and just plain enjoyable than the gentle calls of the mourning doves. They don't sound like they are mourning to me, they sound like they are gently singing lullabies to the world.

I snapped many pics of these not-particularly-beautiful birds during our vacation in Arizona, and I am going to share quite a few here. I took these during an afternoon out on the porch, and these particular two, and their mating dance, caught my attention. I couldn't get as close as I wanted to, but hopefully you will get the idea of what I was thinking, and what THEY were thinking too!

Our neighbour's porch. Two doves settle in for a short courtship in an empty flower box:


"Oh, hello. Come here often?"


"Here's some ruffled feathers! See how big I am?" "Pshaw! I can do ruffled, too!"


"Meh. I am becoming bored with you. What else ya got?"


"Well, you seem to smell OK. At least you showered."


"Look into my eyes..."


Love's First Kiss! Awwwwww...


"Oh, baby, kiss me like you mean it!"


And... dismount. That birdie was FAST! I couldn't catch the action!


"Aw, baby, why you show me your back? Imma gonna call you, really I am!"


"Ooo, is that Charlene over there? Let me fluff up a bit. She'll notice me..."


"He'll be back. He always comes back. *sigh*"

[Oliver & Henry's Mum]

Phyrie, I just loved the Doves!!!!

Elliot and I saw two of them today, as they are quite prevalent here. We even had a house named "The Doves" as there was always a pair there. I digress.

Oh, I just loved your photo story!!! The captions were hilarious, touching, and all round perfect. I think Mourning Doves are glorious and not unattractive at all. Elliot had to remind me they are of the Pigeon Family, which I already knew.

Great photos!!!

[kian]

Your pictures & captions were a great way to start my day, hilarious! I love the cooing for doves, we do have them here. I can't imagine being able to capture it so well. Those were fun pictures!

[RubyJeansMom]

I love the sound of Doves...it really is soothing, especially in the evening as everything is winding down. *sigh*

LMAO at the dismount...hehehe!

[Phyrie]

A shameless bump just so's not to lose the thread... sorry.

[Oliver & Henry's Mum]

You don't have to explain the bump angel! Actually, if you scroll to the bottom of an older thread (under the last post), there is even a "bump" option. If you click on that, it automatically moves it to the top and you don't even have to type anything. I did that with a thread that had some of Oliver and Henry's photos.

[Phyrie]

Good to know! Thanks, Deb!