A couple weeks ago I was hiking in a tropical forest, scanning the ocean bay with my binoculars:
© Zippy 2011
Today I’m at the kitchen window, photographing a Mourning Dove hunkered down in the snow:
© Tracy Abell 2011
What a wonderfully diverse home we have on this big, blue spinning ball.
Tracy Abell 
Ugh … snow. I vote for Hawaii ;o)
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The great thing about snow in CO is that it’s gone very quickly. And we need moisture, so I’m cool with it. But I do appreciate your sentiment. 🙂
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I love that you can be now in the cold snow and take a plane and in the same day be in a tropical place. both beautiful and interesting
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I agree, Anabel. Both settings are beautiful and filled with interesting details, and both are great as long as I’m dressed appropriately! 🙂
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I love my mourning doves!
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I love them, too. They’re so mellow.
Yesterday I watched what seemed like a male trying to get closer to a female, and she was NOT in the mood. I felt a bit sorry for both of them.
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Oh that’s too funny! I have a lot of youngsters floating around my yard right. They’re pretty ditzy.
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Young birds are such fun. All that floundering and squawking as they navigate the new world.
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Great examples 🙂 ARre the mourning doves the ones who coo? (oo-oooo…oo) We have some bird living in a tree near our house (out of sight), and it’s doing this all day long.
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Yes, Mourning Doves do the ooo-WAH-hoo-oo-oo: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mourning_Dove/sounds
The Eurasian Collared Doves have (in my opinion) a more obnoxious, repetitive call: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eurasian_Collared-Dove/sounds
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What a gorgeous post – and gorgeous pictures, too!
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Thank you for stopping by, Ms. Kelly, to share in my photos and deep, deep thoughts. 🙂
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