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Published: 2006-02-04 08:19:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 450; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 57
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Description Okay, I know some of my watchers think of these as flying rats (even though it's a dove, not a pigeon! ), so I'll say sorry to y'all now.

The parents of the Harbingers of Fluffy Doom have gone on to have another baby, who I found sitting in a bush yesterday. It didn't exactly seem impressed to see me, but it didn't try and fly off, either; so I was able to get in close enough for this portrait.
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Comments: 58

wolfskin In reply to ??? [2006-06-30 17:19:33 +0000 UTC]

Your dove sounds like a cutie.

Thank you, doubly so for the fave.

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runCosmarun [2006-04-06 00:19:57 +0000 UTC]

what a lil cutie!

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wolfskin In reply to runCosmarun [2006-04-06 05:07:48 +0000 UTC]

Definitely!

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AbidingDaRules [2006-04-01 21:42:33 +0000 UTC]

awwwwwwwwwww a baby..

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wolfskin In reply to AbidingDaRules [2006-04-04 12:39:50 +0000 UTC]

A cute one at that.

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AbidingDaRules In reply to wolfskin [2006-04-04 14:06:13 +0000 UTC]

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Sagacious [2006-03-05 02:44:54 +0000 UTC]

so detailed o.o and close o.o love it...

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wolfskin In reply to Sagacious [2006-03-05 23:49:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Wishmasterka [2006-02-17 16:57:54 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic what a eyes! Beautiful.

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wolfskin In reply to Wishmasterka [2006-02-17 17:45:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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webworm [2006-02-09 20:06:27 +0000 UTC]

Great chance for you to take his picture! Great shot! Adorable baby dove!!!!!

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wolfskin In reply to webworm [2006-02-10 10:45:54 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, we seem to have an army of these things around lately, it's almost impossible not to photograph them!

Thank you for the fave.

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webworm In reply to wolfskin [2006-02-10 13:47:22 +0000 UTC]

It really is a great shot! Very well cropped!!! We have lots of them here too! Up to now I've never taken a picture of them (at least, not a close-up).

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wolfskin In reply to webworm [2006-02-10 15:05:26 +0000 UTC]

You should give it a try!

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webworm In reply to wolfskin [2006-02-10 19:45:36 +0000 UTC]

Got to buy another camera first! I cannot add lenses to the camera I use now (Canon Digital IXUS 50). I think I will buy a Canon EOS20D with some lensen (as soon as I got the money for it).

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Irena-N-Photography [2006-02-07 21:01:43 +0000 UTC]

Baby birds are cute doesn't matter the species. And this one is no exception. Such sweet beak.


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wolfskin In reply to Irena-N-Photography [2006-02-08 04:21:32 +0000 UTC]

When they're really young they're like spikey prunes!

Thank ya.

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Beautifull-Freak [2006-02-07 09:22:29 +0000 UTC]

Omg a pigeon! (well, dove) I have pigeons!!

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wolfskin In reply to Beautifull-Freak [2006-02-07 15:26:58 +0000 UTC]

We've got a few of both doves and pigeons, too. But for every one we have in one of our averies, there's probably 5 that're wild but hang around our house all the time anyway, lol.

Thanks for the fave.

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Beautifull-Freak In reply to wolfskin [2006-02-07 16:09:46 +0000 UTC]

Haha same here! I just got my pigeons, and they're adorable, but a little timid too.. I hope that's gonna change

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wolfskin In reply to Beautifull-Freak [2006-02-08 04:25:02 +0000 UTC]

They'll probably be fine once they get used to you.

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Beautifull-Freak In reply to wolfskin [2006-02-08 13:12:25 +0000 UTC]

Yay I hope they will! I'm trying to feed them out of my hand, but they're not really into that just yet.. They get close enough to eat out of my hand, but they daren't take the grains in my hand.. It's so odd... *hugs the pigeons*

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wolfskin In reply to Beautifull-Freak [2006-02-09 00:21:40 +0000 UTC]

The fact that they're getting that close already is a good sign, I think. At least they're not trying to get as far away from you as possible as soon as they see you.

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Beautifull-Freak In reply to wolfskin [2006-02-09 07:13:26 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, actually they do, but not if I have food.. Food's the key..

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wolfskin In reply to Beautifull-Freak [2006-02-09 10:22:01 +0000 UTC]

lol, well that's something anyway.

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Hatch1921 [2006-02-05 22:20:25 +0000 UTC]

What a crisp image! very nice shot. The eye and the details in the feathers are wonderful. nice work. Hatch

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wolfskin In reply to Hatch1921 [2006-02-06 06:10:53 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I was glad to be able to get so close.

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FNQ [2006-02-05 14:43:31 +0000 UTC]

I love doves and pigeons.. its a beautiful capture ...

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wolfskin In reply to FNQ [2006-02-06 06:23:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

I'm not really that big on pigeons, or regular doves (just because we've got so many of them around, either in our averies or wild ones that know where their best source of food is ), but I've always liked topknots and the white doves we've got around here.

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AdamsWife [2006-02-05 11:27:03 +0000 UTC]

Oh! Isn't she a little precious and so beautifully photographed.

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wolfskin In reply to AdamsWife [2006-02-06 06:28:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank ya muchly.

And yeah, they're cute. Although they glare a lot.

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smashingpumpkins86 [2006-02-05 08:59:40 +0000 UTC]

oh he is so cute!

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wolfskin In reply to smashingpumpkins86 [2006-02-06 06:29:15 +0000 UTC]

It is, it is!

Thanks for the fave.

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DansGoingCrazy [2006-02-04 21:58:40 +0000 UTC]

lol ew

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wolfskin In reply to DansGoingCrazy [2006-02-05 03:04:21 +0000 UTC]

Hater!

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DansGoingCrazy In reply to wolfskin [2006-02-05 03:10:22 +0000 UTC]

i just think they look grose, in the same way that new born babys look lol

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wolfskin In reply to DansGoingCrazy [2006-02-05 03:29:23 +0000 UTC]

Aww, no way. Human babies are definitely heaps more ugly!

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DansGoingCrazy In reply to wolfskin [2006-02-05 03:31:46 +0000 UTC]

hahaha yeah probably

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azhketh [2006-02-04 17:08:36 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful! I simply adore the reflection in the eyes of the dove. And for some reason that sounded like a song lyric or title. In any case, it is a great shot.

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wolfskin In reply to azhketh [2006-02-05 03:06:44 +0000 UTC]

Haha, it does have a sort of lyrical sound to it!

Thanks

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karma1apple [2006-02-04 16:36:53 +0000 UTC]

Great photo, and I like your new processing method! Looks wonderful.

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wolfskin In reply to karma1apple [2006-02-05 03:08:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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beroberge [2006-02-04 15:16:39 +0000 UTC]

This one is so perfect my friend. I love the focus and the compo. Excelent work.

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wolfskin In reply to beroberge [2006-02-05 03:09:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank ya!

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rainflowers [2006-02-04 14:26:43 +0000 UTC]

I love the detail, it's crazy how close you got.

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wolfskin In reply to rainflowers [2006-02-05 03:19:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

And you're right, it is pretty crazy, lol. But these two birds and their babies just really don't care all that much about our existence, as long as we're giving them seed. Which is doubly weird, because another couple of the same sort of doves are a lot more wary of us (not wary enough to not come and get the seed as well, mind you ).

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idiotgraphic [2006-02-04 14:24:05 +0000 UTC]

wow... u're very lucky man... that's awesome..

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wolfskin In reply to idiotgraphic [2006-02-05 03:22:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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IrethLossehelin [2006-02-04 14:07:24 +0000 UTC]

How lucky of you to get so close! Though I suppose it wouldn't be very easy for it to run away!

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wolfskin In reply to IrethLossehelin [2006-02-05 03:23:33 +0000 UTC]

lol, well yeah, I guess running away might've been a bit of an issue. Thanks

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