Diamond Dove by danob
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Description
This is my favourite of the small turtle doves, the Diamond Dove is sometimes known as the Little Dove and the Little Turtle Dove.
The Diamond Dove is one of the smallest of the Australian doves, weighing only 23 to 27 grams and has a length of 193 to 213 mm. It has a grey body and the adult bird has white diamond specks on its wings. The eyes of the adult bird are set off by a pronounced orange ring. The adult birds can often be sexed by the thickness of the eye ring and the colour of their wing feathers. The males have a silver grey colour and an orange or red eye ring of 2-3 mm in thickness after an age of one year. The females tend toward a brown grey colour and have an eye ring of about 1 mm in thickness.
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Comments (21)
Wow what a great shot, crisp and clean!!! thanx ;-]
very beautiful bird and I agree about the sharpness. extreme clarity
WOW Daniel!! This is to amazing.. Your POV is top mano!!! And i am very speechless now.. Very impressive work my friend.. Very.. Question please because i forgot what it is.. In the DOF upper right and center.. What does the RIPPLE means when they show up like that!! It is not a negative point tho!! You still got your 5's from me.. But i wanna know. Thank you and have a nice weekend my friend JOE
I love beauty and tonight you are giving me such wonderful bird! Thank you - it makes me happy! Excellent and top done shot!!!
wowwwwwwwwwwwww, very beautifullll!!! I never see a Diamond Dove in my life, is very beautiful and I like very much this capture too... Thank you Dan for sharing with our this excellent capture! Good day and hugsss ;) (I have a new bird me too, and when i know what is it, I say you ;) )
Joe you may find that wind or vegatation moving will produce the ripples in the DOF
CIAO!!WOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!!!AMAZING capture!!I love very much this wonderful bird in this stunning shot!!Great colors and fantastic focus!!Magnificent light and fabulous point of view!!You realized another terrific and sublime masterpiece my dearest friend Danny!!You area big artist!!thank you for sharing this excellent work!!I wish you a serene night and a happy sunday!!A big kiss and hugs!!
I love Doves:) this is excellent I have 2 on my line in front of my house every morning. Quiet the delight to wake up and see them there Beautiful capture my friend Sorry I haven't commented lately computer has been on the fritz My son reformatted it today for me hope this fixes the problem:) I uploaded a new one today also a poem hope you drop by and read Love n hugs Susan~
A dove that tiny? Wow! It sure looks cute...even though its wearing a batman-mask of some kind around its eyes, lol. Perfect DOF and i love the composition. I read an article about bird-photography yesterday and it said that one major "rule" to bird-photography was that the bird "has to" occupy at least 1/3 of the composition whether its shot that way or cropped afterwards. But i think you proved with this photo that rules are meant to be broken. Have a great sunday. #:O)
Fantastic shot, I never saw such a bird. Thanks for sharing!!
Was not aware of this great creature so thanks for that as well as for the great shot and presentation.
I assume then that this is a male. We can use it for behavior studies in peace flights. Will male aggresiveness assert itself and demand to carry the banner?
Turtle doves are amoung my favorites. This is a beautiful shot! Great clarity and DOF. I used to watch a pair coming to drink at our fish pond in the evening and was always touched by their gentleness and caring for each other. Thanks for sharing this beauty.
Excellent photo of great graphic quality and beautiful matural lighting and wonderful palette of colors.......!!!!
I was thinking that's what caused the ripple Joe mentioned...What a beautiful little bird.I love doves...there is something so sweet-looking about them.Beautiful photo,Danny.I like this composition very much.I thought Andreas' comment was interesting.If that is some sort of bird photography 'rule' then you have successfully shown there is an exception to every rule.Well done.-M :^)
Hmmmm... We have lots of doves but never took a close look like this. Excellent shot. Aloha
Precious like a real diamond! Love the space you give this little beautiful bird.
excellent macroshot ! so clear ! Bravo !
How does it not fly away or do you have a good zoom lense or what ever they call them lol! I'm only asking because another artist who does poser took their first nature shot and posted it. It was quite blurred and they where sad because it kept flying off this was a butterfly anyway this is amazing :) Cathy xoxoxo
It is a dear little creature and you have captured it perfectly.
An awesome image with such a nice write-up. I really enjoy learning new things about nature, and this is such a professional and pleasing presentation. Thank you, Danny.