A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Zenaida macroura
dove fluffs out its feathers on a snowy day
snow like this is rare in Alabama.
So none of the pictures on Wikipedia have the dove in his 'winter rest' position, or the fluffed position, which is what he is in here, but I am 99% sure that this it is the mourning dove.
Spotted on Jan 15, 2011
Submitted on Sep 15, 2011
