Mourning Dove with While Tail
Zenaida macroura
                    
<^>>^>
DSB0398
 
left Mourning Dove with While Tail Photograph right
 
2021 Photograph, Mourning Dove with While Tail (Zenaida macroura, Pigeon and Dove Family Columbidae), Fairfax, Virginia, © 2021.
This could be a genetic trait or the dove could have lost its longer tail feathers to a predator.
You hear a Mourning Dove calling.
Order or Inquire
Jian Zhe Li

Nature Photography, Wildlife Photography, Waterfowl Photography and Bird Photography from Marsh, River, Field and Forest Habitats.
All images Copyright © 1999 - by Gerry Gantt, all rights reserved.