Cross-posted in Lounge

I spent three weeks of June mostly on the road visiting family and different wildlife areas. One of my favorite places to shoot is down in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. I have a ton of new shots that I am trying to process before getting back to work, but I will start with some doves. There are quite a few different varieties that occur in the USA with the mourning dove being the most common.



Here are some others that all take up residence in the Valley of Texas.

White Winged Dove (actually extends out through the west and a bit to the east in the winter months)


Getting a drink


The Ground Doves were in abundance.




As were the Inca Doves in large numbers.






Even the White Tipped Dove made a few appearances. These are large doves that are only found in the LRGV of Texas.




Doves actually are quite photogenic when you can catch them away from city parks or yards overwhelming other birds and people.