Inca Dove

Description:

A small and slender, dusty grey and tan dove with scaly patterned plumage and long tail. When in flight you can see a rusty colored patch on their wings; which I was able to see a lot of since they kept flying away while I tried to take a photo. They are a delicate dove and are significantly smaller than the mourning doves in the area which you can see in the last photo.

Habitat:

Grassy park lawn.

Notes:

I have been seeing these doves for some time now and have been trying to get a decent photo for a few days. Every time I see then nearby my dogs have been with me which makes for difficult wildlife watching since my dogs have a tendency to chase everything I give attention to away, hahaha. Not fun at all. Also the Inca doves I came across were very flighty and shy which made it even more difficult.