A last contribution to this month's theme, a common Mourning Dove taken with my buddy Kurt Bowman in Gilbert, AZ a few months ago.
There are some things I don't like about the frame (i.e. the oof shoulder), however this canvas has some unique colors that I thought were worthy of sharing. Interesting how gritty their plumage is up close...
Also interesting, in a close zoom, the black ring around the eye subtly fades into blue creating a look of softness on the subject but it is nice and sharp in actuality.
R5
RF 100-500mm @ 500mm
Handheld
ISO 2000
1/800
f8
LR and PS, selective DN. Evicted one stray mosquito and blended part of a second catchlight, otherwise as captured with crop.