Saturday, December 14, 2013

Cold Feet

1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 1250 

Mourning Dove



39 comments:

Ramakrishnan said...

Wow. This is an incredibly awesome image ! Simply superb.Have a great week end !

Joop Zand said...

Very nice photographed Brian.

Wish you a nice weekend.

Greetings, Joop

eileeninmd said...

Cold icy feet, poor Dove. Cute photo, Brian! Happy weekend to you!

Montanagirl said...

Hi Brian. Are you sure that Dove isn't frozen to the branch? lol. Fabulous photo!!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous photo of nature's dove ~ thanks, carol, xxx

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Beautiful beautiful picture. Perfectly titled!

TexWisGirl said...

a very sweet shot! sweet posture of the dove, great job on the ice hanging from limbs and leaves.

Karen said...

A terrific shot, beautifully composed!

Beth said...

What a beautiful photo!!

DeniseinVA said...

This is a fabulous photo Brian.

Andy said...

I always wonder why their skinny naked legs never freeze up.

Gail Dixon said...

Bless its little heart. I don't know how the birds survive. Pretty shot!

Tina Fariss Barbour said...

Wow, this is a beautiful image! You caught her so clearly. I love how her head is turned. Very nice! I found your blog through Saturday's Critters. :-)

Anonymous said...

You captured this sweet cold feeted Dove perfectly, Brian.
Fantastic shot.

Anni said...

Brrrr. Cold feet indeed. But such a wonderful image Brian.

If you'd like, stop by and add your link for the Birders at The Bird D'Pot this week, the others will really appreciate your fantastic photography.

Judith @ Lavender Cottage said...

Mourning doves are so photogenic and sweet looking.

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

AWESOME Brian...so sharp and detailed...love it!

HansHB said...

Beautiful!

Jan n Jer said...

brrrrrrrrr

Debbie said...

it's just gorgeous brian but i think the icicles stole the show for me ;)

Lmkazmierczak said...

A cool character and a great shot♪ Have a wonder filled week! http://lauriekazmierczak.com/night-pixels/

Anonymous said...

Oh, I love these Mourning Doves. What a fantastic photo!

Our photos said...

Very nice photo, Brian.

Meggie said...

Terrific photo, Brian...look how his feather are fluffed to help insulate his body!

Carole M. said...

I'm GREEN with envy (almost) when I see your close, crisp, images like this. Such a delight to view Brian; always accolades due your way. You've completely got the game sewn up; well done! (I loved the dove, and the icicles)

Grandma Barb's This and That said...

Great capture, Brian. It looks like the dove could slip right off the branch with all that ice.

Pamela Gordon said...

What a beautiful photo of this dove. I think they are so pretty.

Ida said...

So beautiful. Such a graceful looking bird.

Stewart M said...

Splendid looking bird - and I do like the icicles.

Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

Gemma Wiseman said...

I have no idea how these poor little feathered characters survive the icy cold. beautiful photo.

Andee said...

brrrrrrr

Kmcblackburn said...

Cold and WET feet, yet he looks so peaceful :)

Mersad said...

Wonderful shot. The drops of water add a nice touch. Hope you had a great weekend!

theconstantwalker said...

A fantastic image Brian... great title.

Unknown said...

Beautiful shot and great title.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful shot! Lucky she has all that down to tuck her feet up into.

Anonymous said...

Thank you for coming by sharing your creative photography on the Weekly Top Shot, #113!

A Colorful World said...

Yes, cold feet for the dove...and cold "belly" for you when you took the leaf shot in the next post! :-) Beautiful photos, all as usual!

TheChieftess said...

I always thought a Mourning Dove was a Morning Dove...never knew!!!