Monthly Archives: May 2005
Turtledove Babies
Two turtledove baby birds hatched the other day. Momma is very protective of her young and kept a watchful eye on me as I took this shot. I think papa even did a fly-by to make sure his brood was safe. You can see one of the babies to the right of momma and the other to the left, just his/her tail feathers. Took about 20 days for them to hatch. It has been a wonderful distraction from my office window.
Children at Play
My friend’s daughter, Courtney, and her new best friend, Ava, at play on the park’s fire engine. Innocence is a wonderful thing to watch…I took a few shots and then all of a sudden, Ava leaned back and looked through the pipe holder where the fire engine steering wheel use to be. Perfect, couldn’t of planned it any better. This shot was done poking the camera through the grill of the fire engine, which provided natural framing. This is one of my all time favorite shots. Hope you enjoy it as much as their mothers did!
New Friends
My friend brought her daughter Courtney over to the park to play. Courtney met Ava at the park and the two of them played all afternoon together. We can learn a lot from children at play.
Turtledove
The turtledove, or mourning dove, is a grayish-brown, swift-flying wild dove (Zenaidura macroura) of North America, noted for its mournful call. I’ve been watching a pair make their nest the past couple of days and she is now sitting on her eggs.