A couple of you have asked if I've logged the number of different bird species I've seen here at Run*A*Round. I listed them last fall, and so far, have 81 - I don't count flyovers like Canadian Geese, Snow Geese and White Pelicans. They at least have to land here to be counted. :)
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Fly*A*Round Ranch!
We only have the Mourning Dove here. When I was a kid, everybody called them "Turtle Doves."
Such beauties! 81 must be some kind of a record!
Hello!
You show a great photographic series.
I loved it.
It's very beautiful, delicate birds.
I send greetings from distant Polish.
Lucia
Well Tex the red eye is certainly distinctive. I need to look at our doves closer. I have to admit I might have let another species of dove skip by. I don't think I would have noticed. Cornell calls those eyes bright orange with blue eye shadow.. :) Of all the birds, I can see doves wearing eye shadow! Great capture Tex! I know I got a little wordy on you.
Wow, definitely a flyway. I could listen to doves all day; their cooing is so peaceful. One day I want a dovecot (funny fact, in Scotland it's pronounced DOO-kut).
81? That's amazing!
A nice, pretty bird!
Such a lovely dove this is. I love the sound of the doves . We have alot of the around our house. interesting to see the variety that you have seen around your ranch! Have a great day
Morning, so beautiful the White- Winged Dove, well I think all Doves are........Lucky you, 81, thems alot of birds, Blessings Francine.
I have lots of Mourning Doves at my feed station. They are quite enjoyable to watch.
Such soft looking feathers.
Very nice! I would have mistaken it for a mourning dove.
Wow Tex that is a lot of birds I love that you count them.
These doves are so gentle and pretty. We have lots of them I love their sound.
Have a nice day Tex. Off to feed Annie. Hug B
81?! That's so cool you're keeping track!
that is a lot of birds in one place. thanks for showing all three doves, the mourning dove is what we have... i never thought about how different they are, but can see it in your pics
You have a good eye, it's difficult to see the difference. 81!!?? Pretty amazing.
81 that is an awesome lot of bird species. Have a terrific Tuesday.
Best wishes Molly
Great captures Tex. I have trouble tell them apart but I love their cooing sounds.
Love doves! My parents did not go to Arizona this year due to my dad's health. One of the great comforts my mother has experienced this winter in the Pacific Northwest is a grand view of the snow geese and the swans. They were glorious!
I love your birds. I think I told you that I have a student that is obsessed with birds. He has the iBird Pro app on his phone and all he cares about is bird talk.
Boy, I could sure count the Canada Geese; they've taken up residence in our yard, sad to say.
I don't believe I've ever seen a dove with white wing tips. (Sounds like fancy mens' shoes...!)
Very pretty dove. The reason I don't count birds is that I would have missed the difference. You, however, have the eye for a counter! :-)
81 sounds a very good count of different bird species there. One day I must get round to working out how many I have here.
Beautiful! Now I will have to examine our doves more closely :) Also, a bird count sounds like a good plan. I agree with DJan who said you have the eye for a counter.. not sure I do but I will try to be a better observer.
Doves are so pretty close up. Wow you get to see them all. So enjoyable to watch the wildlife come to your pond.
Wow, that's a lot of different birds to land there.
That's a lot of birds! I am not very good at identifying them, though, so I am not sure I could ever get an accurate count here in Maryland!
The white-winged dove is a beauty. I don't think I've ever seen one either...unless I did and thought it was just a mourning dove.
So so beautiful! I love those light blue lines around her eyes.
i do love these pesky little ones and the pretty "cooing" sound they make!
i will have to look at mine closer, to see what i'm getting!!
Dearest Theresa,
It sure is an amazing number of different kinds☆☆☆ How lucky you are as I can guess these lovely ones are precious part of your life♡♡♡
Wonderful capture of doves♬♬♬ I whimsically opened the doves page and never knew there are so many kinds ;p) I DO admire you that you must have studied about the birds a lot and now have knowledge like an expert.
Thank you very much for providing me bed time study, haha.
Sending you lots of love and hugs from Japan to my American photographer friend, xoxo Miyako*
Last year, we had one white dove that was coming in to the feeder with the mourning doves. It was clearly different, being almost white...I never could identify it and unlike the mourning doves, it wouldn't let me get close enough to get a good photo. It hung around all spring and summer and I really hope it comes again. :)
-Marissa
We have very similar birds here. I thought they were pigeons.
We had one white dove a few years ago. All doves are beautiful as are your pictures.
Great shots. Congrats..
You really know your birds! *1 species? super. Try it for all year.
Bardzo ładne ptaki. Ptak z ostatniego zdjecia siedział dzisiaj u mnie na balkonie. Pozdrawiam.
Very nice birds. Bird of the last pictures of today sitting on my balcony. Yours.
I am surprised that the geese don't land but maybe it is the size of the pond? Love the doves.
Lucky you. It is so much fun to watch the different birds that show up.I have seen two of these Doves,but not the White-winged.
Dearest Theresa,
It is remarkable the number of species of birds you can spot on your lovely property. This White-Winged Dove is precious! Great photo as well.
Hugs to you,
Mariette
Doves are so classy. Beautiful shots!
I am in love with this guy/gal? I have a birder friend who counts her sightings...She so loves those birds, like you...
Hi Teresa...I love your lovie-dovie's!! : ) Great to see these different one's colors and patterns!! I only have the Mourning dove!!
Grace
My eye is drawn to the pale blue ring around its red eye. Neat bird.
That is a lot of different birds!!! I am sure I have not seen even half that variety here. Yet, I don't know all the different sparrows here...but, still doubt if it would amount to 40.
I have seen a completely white dove a time or two..always assumed it was something genetic with a mourning dove. It was the same size as them and with them...
A pretty dove at that! I like the hint of blue around the eye! That's a tremendous number of species!
You have a welcoming place!
Thanks for including the others for comparison. I was mentally trying to 'see' the difference.I only have the Mourning Doves.
Wow, 81 species. Like I said - welcoming! :)
This unique dove is a beauty. I'm impressed with the total number of birds you've shot. That number would make an impressive web site.
A birding Paradise there! And all the varieties of doves are perfect there. Mourning doves are our alarm clock these days -- I love it!
The white wing looks a little timid! 81, wow, I think I have counted about 11 in my yard, but I live in the burbs.
Nice pictures of the dove!
First I thought it was the same we have here in Sweden, but it's not. I'm not an expert and there are so many arts in the world! :)
/Pia
Looking at the first few, I was thinking how much it looked like the Collared Doves we get here; and then you posted one lol
That's a good number of birds you have visiting.
I like that you counted how many. That is amazing.
I love the different doves that you have.
Beautiful bird, don't think I've seen one like that!
Good afternoon Teresa. They have beautiful colors, here we have many pigeons.
a kiss.
How pretty! Now I have that Stevie Nicks song in my head...haha.
Beautiful. Nice comparisons.
When I looked up the Eurasian Collared Dove after taking a picture in Key West, Flordia, some time ago, I was amazed to see they are nearly everywhere and in almost every climate.
I love the cooing of doves.
A white winged dove....makes me want to sing a song by Stevie Nicks.
White winged doves are pretty rare around here. Nice to have them in your yard!
You never cease to amaze me with your knowledge of birds. Great captures!
Those White-winged Doves are spreading rapidly. We had our first one in the mountains of New Mexico about 17 years ago, and within a couple of years they were everywhere.
Sweet!
I am not familiar with the White Winged Dove. We have tons of Mourning Doves. They clean up the ground under the bird feeders. On my daughters ranch they have the collared Dove. They make a strange sound. MB
That's a pretty dove! I've only seen morning doves here.
Nice find! Have seen lots of them in the Rio Grande Valley and northern Mexico. Unusual this far north.
Very cool.. 81 and counting!
I'm so glad you did this comparison. I was thinking in my head what the differences were and then there were the photos to show. :)
81?!?! That's so Fabulous! And so cool that you have kept track!
You did well to find that White-winged Dove TWG, these doves can all look so alike. Look out for the Collared Doves they tend to take over a place, a very successful species.
81 species? Wow, that's great. No wonder I keep being amazed by the variety of birds you see in your yard! I have never seen a white-winged Dove.
How fun for you to be able to see and identify all the different birds that have landed in your yard. I have seen many types of Doves, but have not a clue as to their names. I think they all have such sweet faces.
Stevie Nicks:) Just sayin':) Impressive patch numbers!!! Hope you keep adding more....that pond is a gem!
You are teaching me so much about different birds...I have never seen a white winged one either and he is truly magnificent....I love the way you have shown different doves in a row.....You are a good teacher, girlfriend....
Great photos of the doves and very good to have a new bird visit your place.
What a special treat for you! Such a lovely dove that came to visit. Great photos!
Nice Doves Theresa.
Very, very cool...except now I have Stevie Nicks stuck in my head.
Great photos! I never knew there was such a thing as a white-winged dove. We get plenty of Mourning Doves here and I saw speckled ones when I was on holiday a few years back.
they are so pretty :)
I love the blue round it's eye, reminds me of my 1980s eye shadow :)
I have bunches of doves at my birdfeeeders. More than a dozen at a time is a bit scary.
T, Your life list is building nicely! Must admit I've never even heard of a white-winged dove before!
Glad you were able to not only see one but photograph it as well!
Lovely dove! Such a soft grey-blue!
81 type's of birds !!! Ithink you must live in an ark Great photos.
peter
A very pretty bird.
Beautiful...you got some amazing shots!
wow, I love your bird friends. Ours have bejeweled throats......always a pleasure to visit you, and to see your comments. Thank You
ALOHA from Honolulu!
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A new one; exciting isn't it? Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
Wow, I haven't seen any of them around here either, sure is a pretty thing! Mostly, anymore, we have the Eurasian collared doves.
Your bird pics are stunning!
Great pictures of the Doves. I didn't know there were so many different ones. . . out comes the bird book again!
I am impressed with your count of 81 varieties . . . I need to start a tally . . .
I like him!
I'm impressed you know their names! I have friends who are bird-watchers - - - some very serious - - they take trips around the country to see different species. It has not been something that has interested me but I do like looking at the pictures you all take.
Amazing seeing the new dove!!! I'm sure you were excited... We only have Mourning Doves here.
I was so excited to see that Roadrunner last week. Had no idea they were in Arkansas...
Hugs,
Betsy
Great post for WBW!
I was actually going to mention that very thing and ask if you have a bird book you consult regularly. That's a lot of different birdies to enjoy!
We have several pairs of Doves here...hope they nest...the little ones are so darling with their skinny necks!...:)JP
Hallo Tex!Very sweet bird!I like doves!I love waching them!Great photos!Have a lovely day!
Dimi..
Nice yard count and congrats on your new Dove LIFER. Beautiful photos!
One of my favorite birds.
Just love doves, and these photographs are wonderful
Have a great evening!
81 birds is a whole lot!
Never saw that bird. I'm glad he landed there so you could photograph and share.
Amazing!
It is a pretty little bird. Mourning doves are about the only doves we see here.
Doves are so elegant. Pretty shots.
Felicia
A sweet and beautiful bird. Thank you for this post.
Great shots, T. I'll have to get a little closer to see what ours are.
Do you ever participate in The Great Backyard Bird Count?
We have the White-Winged Doves where we lived in Arizona. Kinda nice to see one here on your blog. :-)
~Lindy
I love listening to them in the morning.
Beautiful series of the white-winged doves. We had a few in our Texas yard, but none since moving to Louisiana. I always sang Edge of Seventeen whenever I'd see one. Oops, I think I just gave myself an earworm for the evening. :)
That is a beautiful little dove and don't think I have seen one before. We have a lot of mourning doves in the summer, and once I had a Ringed Turtle Dove come to my feeder. A lovely bird but the guy from the refuge said he thought it was an escapee from a home. She wouldn't let me near her though.
Cheers,
Jo
I'll have you know that I paid him $100 to come to see you. Now, you know what you have to do to repay me for this favor....cause I want it.
Nice shots! I've never logged all our birds. I'm still learning what they are.
Nice picture you show some different doves.
Dove on the last picture we have many of here :)
Beautiful. I always learn something from gazing at your magnificent photos! Always special!!
Lucky you to get so many varieties of birds at your place. Even in the summer we are pretty limited.
Thanks for the comparison shots. The white edge is subtle, yet obvious. That's a great idea to log what birds have visited.
these are very common in middle east .
nice shots
Doves and pigeons are great birds - just shows how much variation on a theme can produce.
Cheers and thanks for linking to WBW.
Stewart M - Melbourne
Beautiful photos. I miss the variety of birds we had at our last home. Here, we only have mockingbirds, chickadees, robins and mourning doves.
Hope you have a nice day.
You know, I actually made the squirrel attractor using peanut butter and seeds on pine cones. No squirrels yet, but doves would do... :)
Very pretty.
I had never even heard of a White-winged Dove before...very nice find! That is certainly a whole lot of bird species to grace your home~
if you hadn't shown the comparison, i would have guessed it was a mourning dove.. neat capture
Doves are so lovely,..thanks for showing three different species of doves.
Theresa you are a star:) Eighty one
different species on your land surely must be a record,.. well done for knowing the names of so many birds.
Sympa ton blog. J'adore les oiseaux et en particulier les tourterelles sauvage que je nourris chaque jour devant ma maison. Cette série est très belle.
Félicitations.
Amicalement.
Roger
I love doves... they have such sweet eyes! (Cute new picture of you, too!)
And we see white winged some here...but I've only seen one Eurasian Collared Dove so I keep hoping I'll get a shot of one! Lovely shots, and I like how you show the comparisons, too.
No, I am NOT looking forward to the HOT summer. We have gotten away the last two Augusts, but I'm not sure if we can get away this summer. We may have to wait and take our family vacation in October or even around Thanksgiving. Today we are looking at another freeze, and I had hoped that was done because I want to get my garden going. If it would just snow a few flakes, I could forgive it being so cold! :-)
lovely shots of the doves.
i did enjoy your shots and thanks for showing three different species of those lovely birds.
81! That is a lot of different birds. I am surprised the geese don't land on your pond.
Lovely doves! We only see the Mourning Doves here. 81 species is a lot!
Oh my, what a lovely dove visiting your area. I have only seen Mourning Doves before so it's a real treat viewing this beauty. Wonderful photographs, Theresa!
Also, a very gracious thank you for the kind remarks you left on my recent blog post.
So lovely dove. Here dove everywhere especially in the town ;)
nice pics Theresa
have a good day
Wonderful shots and good tutorial on the doves!
The White-wings land on my smaller feeder and it looks like it's going to collapse - they're so big!
We have some of these and they decided that they wanted to take up house on my porch. That was no good as you might imagine. They are now trained like the ducks and fly onto the fence and eye ball me through the window until I throw out some food. ha! Maybe it is ME that is trained.
What a find,a beautiful dove,the white wing stands out with the bird ring around her eyes,great pictures,thanks for sharing!phyllis
These are beautiful!
Great pics of the white wing. These arrived in my area probably 35 years ago maybe more. became abundant about 5-10 years ago. quite abundant now. I ueds to have morning doves and Inca but no more.Just lots of white winged doves but I like them a lot. They tend to arrive in flocks to eat berries of shrubs/trees I planted for the birds.Have not been putting out bird seed because the hawks come to readily to grab a bird at the feeders. Bird species x81.Lady you are so fortunate.
Just exquisite! I've never seen any of these doves. I'm surprised the Canada Geese and Snow Geese don't land for a little break by that wonderful pond.
Wow! The doves look lovely… and similar to each other except little difference.
We had white wing doves come years ago and the chased off the mourning doves. The mourning doves did eventually come back. Haven't seen too many white wing doves lately though. We also get inca doves.
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