ML589453101
Contributor
Paul Smith Media from this contributor
Date
Location
I-5--Tejon Pass Rest Area
Kern, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Not having much experience with Collared-Doves, I whipped out my Sibley's guide when I saw a couple doves on the ground at the rest area. I noticed that one dove had darker wings that contrasted with its coverts, whereas the other dove, which was lighter in complexion overall, did not have contrasting wingtips. While I went back to the car for my camera, the birds flew up into a tree. I noticed that one bird had grey undertail coverts and a dark edge around the underside of the tail, while the other bird was more uniformly white underneath. I hope that the attached photos are good enough to either substantiate my identification or conclusively disprove it. Additional photos available.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
- Lens
- 3.8-247mm
- ISO
- 200
- Focal length
- 170.6 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.3
- Shutter speed
- 1/1000 sec
- Dimensions
- 5184 pixels x 3888 pixels
- Original file size
- 7.33 MB