Doves

On a cold but sunny day, these two mourning doves snuggled down in the leaves to warm up.  They sat, not moving, for a long time.

 

Shower time

During a sudden hard downpour, this mourning dove decided to take a shower.

I looked out and thought she had a broken wing.  She kept lifting up her wings one at a time and stretching them out.

She was just enjoying a little clean up.

snow birds

Our feeder was a busy place during the latest snowstorm.  

Cardinals and a Towhee,

Juncos

and even a Mourning Dove watching the show.

Mourning dove

I know these birds are almost as common as pigeons, but I still love them.  I especially like their quiet calls in the morning.  They also have a strange sounding squeak when they fly away.