Bird Watching: Dreadful Birds Pix Vol. 19, 1 by Chillybean

Chillybean wrote:
I am not able to be on as much as I was because of school starting. Also, our internet is very flaky right now.

Oh, I love the Osprey shot. :D

We are not aware of any successful nestings in this tree. Something always happens to the occupants. Two days before this was taken I had a good cry over the lost Chipping Sparrows, but seeing this Mourning Dove bringing in material for a nest gave me hope. I have not seen any further activity after this, so I do not know how the doves are fairing. I am not watching this as closely as I did the Chipping Sparrows. I don't want to have another good cry like that if I find out it fails.

The reason for this picture is I always like seeing the Mourning Dove's tail splayed like that, so I squatted at my "bird view" trying to watch for it's return to get a picture of it. Most often I only got the tree, but finally got this one, though poor. My legs were hurting something fierce by that time and I was glad to get up.