15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Ballet of flight
Mourning Dove protecting his young. A pair of mourning doves was chasing away a scrub jay that had got too close to the young one. This is a picture of the male in flight - ballet in motion.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 06.2016 |
| Date Uploaded: | 08.2017 |
| Photo Location: | Orangevale, California, United States of America |
| Camera: | X-T1 |
| Copyright: | © Lynda Bechthold |