Mourning Dove

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image along Joe Overstreet Road in Kenansville, Florida. The doves are the most skittish birds, probably because they are still hunted. I rolled up on this one with the car and got off three frames before it took flight. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

P.S. I know the perch is barbed wire, it is common for some parts of central Florida and the birds love it. Choosing it over natural perches.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED image captured at 400mm
1/1000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 250 Auto 1 WB HH
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC, Photoshop CC 2019 and Neat Image for noise reduction
Cropped for composition and presentation

[David Roach]

Love the composition, BG, colors and details. Face could use additional sharpening. TFS

[John Mack]

Nice pose on the bird. I really like the barb wire perch. It's something different. The background is great.

[Arthur Morris]

Considering how common this species is it is amazing how hard it is to get a good image of them. This one is quite excellent. A contrast mask on the face would help.

with love, artie