Around the House | Mourning Dove Close Portrait Mourning Doves make such good bird subjects. They are fairly calm for a bird and the don’t dart around much. They give you plenty of time to capture a nice image. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
| 1/23/2022 | Simple click through a thermopane window! |
| Gear | Nikon 1 V3 with a FT-1 Adapter and a AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR lens |
| Exposure | 300mm (810mm) f/5.6 1/500s -0.33ev 560iso |
Around the House | Two Mourning Doves Mourning Doves seem like they like winter as long as they can find seeds. For more information and images on using the Nikon 1 V3 for bird photography, see Nikon 1 V3 for Birds | a 7 Image Story. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
| 1/15/2022 | Simple click through a thermopane window! |
| Gear | Nikon 1 V3 with a FT-1 Adapter and a AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR lens |
| Exposure | 300mm (810mm) f/7.1 1/500s -0.33ev 1400iso |
Nikon D200 Soup | Mourning Dove on a Dock Docks get installed in Midwest lakes in the Spring. This Mourning Dove quickly finds a nice comfy perch.
The Back Story This image was captured with a simple click while walking by the docks. Note: I post an image everyday at hankonrad.com.
Details…
| Event | Morning Walkabout |
| Location | Lake Cadillac, Michigan |
| Date/Time | 4/09/2009 8:23am Local Time |
| Weather | Fair Skies | 27°F | Calm Winds |
| Method | Simple click while walking by the docks. |
| Gear | Nikon D200 with an AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR lens |
| Exposure | 400mm (600mm) f/6.3 1/30s 0ev 800iso |
| Post | Sharpened eye. |
Nikon 1 V3 Hodgepodge | Morning Dove Morning Doves tend to stick around all winter. They are beautiful calm birds that are relatively easy to photograph. An old photography guideline says to always have the eye in focus. A closely related guideline indicates to almost always show the eye of the critter in the frame. For more Morning Dove images, see Morning Dove Posing | a 7 Image Story and/or, see Morning Dove Portraits | a 7 Image Story.
The Back Story This image was captured by a simple click through the window at lunch time. Even birds like this Morning Dove can be challenging to capture without a long, fast lens. The Nikon 1 V3 with the 70-300mm lens allows for a 810mm effective focal length. It’s a long, not so fast lens at f5.6, but a very sharp lens. Of course, it helps if you feed the birds during winter. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
Details…
| Event | Late Lunch |
| Location | Backyard |
| Date/Time | 1/03/2016 2:13pm Local Time |
| Weather | Cloudy | 29°F | Light Winds |
| Method | Simple click through the window. |
| Gear | Nikon 1 V3 with a Nikon FT-1 Adapter & Nikon AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR lens |
| Exposure | 300mm (500mm) f/6.3 1/800s -0.33ev 1600iso |
| Post | Reduced noise, sharpened eye, and added a bit of definition. |
Northern Illinois | 1/30/2019 1:34 pm CST | Fair Skies -18°F Moderate Winds
In Search of Snowbirds | Morning Dove Close-up This Morning Dove was picking up seeds off the top of the snow under the bird feeder. The colder it is outside the more food they need to stay warm.
The Back Story Even though this Morning Dove was relatively close to my lens, it still takes a long lens to get up close with birds.
Quick Facts…
| Morning Dove … brown to buffy-tan with black spotted wings & black-bordered white tipped tail. | |
| Habitat | Farms, towns, open woods, roadsides, grasslands… |
| Range | Common in Northern Illinois |
| Nest | Nest is flimsy platform of twigs in tree or shrub, sometimes on ground, |
| Diet | Seeds, 99% of diet. Likes seeds of grains, grasses, ragweed, etc. |
| Behavior | Forages mostly on ground. Feeds underneath bird feeder. |
| Size | Length: 9.1-13.4 in | Weight: 3.4-6.0 oz | Wingspan: 17.7 in Size about same as Robin |
Northern Illinois | 2/13/2020 9:21 am CST | light Snow 14°F Moderate Winds
In Search of Snowbirds | Morning Dove This Morning Dove found a little space on the limb with no snow. It seemed happy as a clam all puffed up to weather the cold.
The Back Story Keeping a camera near the window helps improve chances of capturing a quick simple click. While pouring a second cup of coffee before my next video conference, this scene appeared out the window. Then, a simple click was easy before going back to the computer.
Quick Facts…
| Morning Dove … brown to buffy-tan with black spotted wings & black-bordered white tipped tail feathers. | |
| Habitat | Farms, towns, open woods, roadsides, grasslands… |
| Range | Common in Northern Illinois |
| Nest | Nest is flimsy platform of twigs in tree or shrub, sometimes on ground, |
| Diet | Seeds, 99% of diet. Likes seeds of grains, grasses, ragweed, etc. |
| Behavior | Forages mostly on ground. Feeds underneath bird feeder. |
| Size | Length: 9.1-13.4 in | Weight: 3.4-6.0 oz | Wingspan: 17.7 in Size about same as Robin |
Morning Dove Portraits | Time to Go All good photo shoots must come to an end. Time to fly! For the whole story with all images, see Morning Dove Portraits | a 7 Image Story.
Morning Dove Portraits | Show Time Back to work at the photo shoot! Photograph my left side again please. For the whole story with all images, see Morning Dove Portraits | a 7 Image Story.
