Rare Backyard Bird

@CarolDM (203454)
Nashville, Tennessee
February 16, 2019 12:54pm CST
Bird watching is a favorite hobby of mine, as well as photographing the birds. I have a feeder on my deck and the birds can easily be seen from indoors. Most of my photos of the birds at the feeder are taken from inside, behind the patio doors. The birds are easily sacred away, so I have found this to be the easiest way to photograph. Maybe not the best photos but during the winter, it is too cold to stand out on the deck with the tripod. I will do that in the spring and summer to photograph the hummingbirds and bluebirds. A member has asked that I share more bird photos. I was honored to do that as I have tons on my computer. Most birds enjoy the sunflower seeds and whole peanuts I put in the feeder. This photo is of a white dove that rarely visits. I have mourning doves but these are rare at my feeder. After researching they are called Eurasian collared doves. They are stunning to see up close. ©CarolDM Do you see many backyard birds?
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@DianneN (246720)
• United States
16 Feb 19
Love the photo! We have two white doves living here, but I've yet to see them. Other than that, it's a bird sanctuary here and up north at our other home. The birds are totally different in both places.
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@DianneN (246720)
• United States
17 Feb 19
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
17 Feb 19
Thanks, I love watching and photographing birds. They are rare to see here.
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@pjmurphy (2500)
• United States
16 Feb 19
We do a lot of bird watching also but I've never seen that type of dove. Which part of the country do you live in?
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Feb 19
Tennessee. First year to see them here.
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@pjmurphy (2500)
• United States
16 Feb 19
@CarolDM I live in Tennessee also, Middle Tennessee.
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@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
17 Feb 19
I have plenty of doves identical to the one in your photo. They started coming to my feeders years ago, only a couple in the beginning, now they are 25.
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@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
18 Feb 19
@CarolDM They are pretty common here in Europe.
@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
17 Feb 19
Maybe your world is where they came from!
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
16 Feb 19
we have plenty but not this one.I loved it.Thank you for sharing
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Feb 19
Thank you, it is rare here too.
@just4him (306089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
17 Feb 19
It is a beautiful dove. No birds in winter.
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@just4him (306089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
17 Feb 19
@CarolDM I'd love it too.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
17 Feb 19
Thanks, I love seeing them at the feeder.
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@Nevena83 (65282)
• Serbia
17 Feb 19
Your photos are always wonderful. When the summer comes, there's always a lot of birds.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
17 Feb 19
You are very kind to say, thanks. I will have different birds in spring and summer.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
19 Feb 19
@Nevena83 You are very kind, thank you.
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@Nevena83 (65282)
• Serbia
19 Feb 19
@CarolDM I'm sure the other photos will be wonderful too.
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@snowy22315 (169932)
• United States
17 Feb 19
I think I see more in the front. The other day I had a bluebird in the tree outside the window. It was so nice to see.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
17 Feb 19
A bluebird? I see them on occasion at the bird bath this time of year, then they visit in the spring.
@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
17 Feb 19
Well, I declare! I don't know what happened to my comment on this. Maybe I didn't tap on "comment". But the photo is beautiful, you're very artistic!
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
17 Feb 19
I was surprised. But glad you are here now. Thank you.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
17 Feb 19
Awesome photo! I hear the Doves but I have not seen them. I have noticed birds I have never seen this past week.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
17 Feb 19
Funny, these also make the same sound as the mourning doves.
@janethwayne (5193)
• Philippines
17 Feb 19
Wow what a lovely bird and a lovely capture.I have a picture here of a black chicken that I took using my phone in our beach.I like to share it to you too.
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• Philippines
18 Feb 19
@CarolDM My pleasure.
@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
17 Feb 19
Great photo, looks like a rare chicken perhaps. Thanks for sharing.
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@dya80dya (33510)
16 Feb 19
I often see doves here. Your picture is beautiful.
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@dya80dya (33510)
16 Feb 19
@CarolDM You are very welcome.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Feb 19
Thank you very much.
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@debjani1 (7207)
17 Feb 19
I love birds.Your photo is nice. Here near my flats crows and pigeons arw common.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
17 Feb 19
Thanks, I enjoy birdwatching as well. I see crows at a distance.
• Rupert, Idaho
16 Feb 19
Wonderful photograph....and it is nice to see the birds :)
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
17 Feb 19
Thanks, I love watching them every day.
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• Rupert, Idaho
17 Feb 19
@CarolDM That's great :)
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• Jerusalem, Israel
17 Feb 19
Sorry but I think It's just a genetic problem in a pigeon.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
17 Feb 19
What? You think this is not really a dove? Maybe you are right.
@allknowing (130066)
• India
16 Feb 19
Our garden is so designed to attract birds. We have several fruit trees and a birdbath. There is never a day I do not see them. It is now time for cuckoos. We have a Noni tree and they love this fruit
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
17 Feb 19
That is great, they all love fruit. How cool!
@xstitcher (30283)
• Petaluma, California
16 Feb 19
I see doves a lot--mostly mourning doves. They have nested in our front and back yards in years past.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Feb 19
Same here but this one is different.
@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
16 Feb 19
That definitely is not the doves that we have here!! Really unusual coloring!!
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
17 Feb 19
We usually have the darker mourning doves but this is rare.
@jstory07 (134433)
• Roseburg, Oregon
17 Feb 19
I like your picture of the bird.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
17 Feb 19
Thanks to you so much Judy.
@wolfgirl569 (95136)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Feb 19
That is a very pretty dove. This time of year I dont see too many.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
17 Feb 19
I don't see mourning doves but I do these, kind of weird.
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@JudyEv (325710)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Feb 19
We have similar birds here. I hesitate to say they are exactly the same but they certainly look very similar.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
17 Feb 19
They may be the same as they are rare here.
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