This amazing silver pigeon is Ghost, BFFs with Macchi2 (the dark one with white flight feathers. Coo's son).
They all keep dirtying up the glass with splashing, and she's still getting used to me, so I can't get a photo of her with the window open yet. What's the actual aviculture name for her colouring?
I love to watch these turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) fly overhead. Their huge wings and flight feather really stand out against the blue sky. They look majestic as they float on the thermals.
"If you’ve gone looking for raptors on a clear day, your heart has probably leaped at the sight of a large, soaring bird in the distance– perhaps an eagle or osprey. But if it's soaring with its wings raised in a V and making wobbly circles, it's likely a Turkey Vulture. These birds ride thermals in the sky and use their keen sense of smell to find fresh carcasses. They are a consummate scavenger, cleaning up the countryside one bite of their sharply hooked bill at a time, and never mussing a feather on their bald heads." - allaboutbirds.org
Just a couple enjoying a warm day on the Adirondack chairs
Mourning doves (Zenaida macroura)
March 15, 2024
Southeastern Pennsylvania
The male is the fluffed-up one in these photos. He is slightly larger and slightly more colorful. More like a couple of notches up on the color saturation dial.
This red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) looks like he is deep in thought, pondering the day's events.
As I've mentioned, I have a gallery of my favorite photos at: https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com
Go there and take a look. Prints are for sale along with other doodads and I suppose it is kind of a business for me. But it's the kind of business where I don't care whether I sale anything or not. If you want something, by all means you are welcome to make a purchase. But I just want you to visit and maybe mark your favorites or leave a comment. Cheers 😄