A Blue Jay Kind of Day

A gray and brown "Mourning"

I saw these mourning doves out on the deck and they were so calm they let me poke my camera out the patio door to snap a few photos without startling. I've never paid attention to the difference between the males and females, but having these two so close together I can see the Mister has gray on his head with a pinkish tinge to his breast while the Missus is a beautiful soft brown.

Mr. Dove

Mrs. Dove

Look at his lovely blue eyelids.

She's watching me.

Blush

Ducks

The birds have been busier than this blog so I'm just going to post a picture every day or so of the happenings in our yard.

I spotted this female mallard in the backyard, and wondered what she was doing there. When she flew off I noticed a male followed her, and he must have been at the feeder. I didn't know ducks visited bird feeders but a friend had also seen some around theirs a few days later.