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Mar 12, 2019 17:11:59   #
unlucky2 Loc: Hemet Ca.
 
This flying enigma has been taunting and avoiding me for weeks. Today he/she landed just outside my dirty window, and as my luck would have it the sun was behind and slightly above her (he would have given me an even chance). I grabbed my camera and snapped off a couple of quick ones through the dirty window (it rained last night). Nervous, flighty birds seem to have excellent vision so I tried to sneak across the room
on my hands and knees (yes picture a beached whale flopping around in the sand) and open the window, to no avail. I suppose when she stopped laughing she flew away, all I know for sure is that when I peered out the open window empty space stared back.

maybe a "leucistic Eurasian Collared-Dove" or it could be some sort of a Dove pigeon hybrid
maybe a "leucistic Eurasian Collared-Dove"  or it ...
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Mar 12, 2019 17:39:06   #
hassighedgehog Loc: Corona, CA
 
Could also be a cross between a domestic and Ring necked dove.

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Mar 12, 2019 17:51:43   #
unlucky2 Loc: Hemet Ca.
 
hassighedgehog wrote:
Could also be a cross between a domestic and Ring necked dove.


Right you are hassighedgehog, just not in my books. I hope I get a clear shot someday, I like pictures of the "different ones" Thanks for looking and commenting, maybe she will fly your way.

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