When first I heard the moaning call of these birds, I was cofused about who the singer was. I found them the most numerous dove on the reserve. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
When first I heard the moaning call of these birds, I was cofused about who the singer was. I found them the most numerous dove on the reserve. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
When first I heard the moaning call of these birds, I was cofused about who the singer was. I found them the most numerous dove on the reserve. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
When first I heard the moaning call of these birds, I was cofused about who the singer was. I found them the most numerous dove on the reserve. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
When first I heard the moaning call of these birds, I was cofused about who the singer was. I found them the most numerous dove on the reserve. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
When first I heard the moaning call of these birds, I was cofused about who the singer was. I found them the most numerous dove on the reserve. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
When first I heard the moaning call of these birds, I was cofused about who the singer was. I found them the most numerous dove on the reserve. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
When first I heard the moaning call of these birds, I was cofused about who the singer was. I found them the most numerous dove on the reserve. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.

White-Tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi)

White-Tipped Dove

(Leptotila verreauxi)

Description:

When first I heard the moaning call of these birds, I was confused about who the singer was. I found them the most numerous dove on the reserve. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.

Date Taken: 2020:04:20 9:54

Location:

Atascosa NWR
Los Fresnos, Texas
United States
26.25 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D500, 420 mm, f/8.0, 1/500

File Name: WhiteTippedDove_D504109-Atascosa-NWR-1

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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