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27-FEB-2016

New neighbor

I thought what I saw on our bedroom balcony the other day was some debris (the balcony is enclosed by high walls with little openings in them), but today the debris was moving, and I discovered that a dove had built a nest. It would be best to be on the other side of our garden wall, in the park, for a clear shot, but unfortunately I still can’t walk that far, so this was taken from below the balcony. I guess we’ll soon have a family, if we don’t already!

Sand-less sunset, posted earlier.

Nikon D800 ,Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
1/500s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso320 hide exif
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Date/Time27-Feb-2016 08:29:40
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D800
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length400 mm
Exposure Time1/500 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent320
Exposure Bias-0.33
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Metering Mode
JPEG Quality
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Nirvan Hope25-Mar-2016 23:40
Missed this one before. It's lovely!
Graeme01-Mar-2016 23:42
An excellent capture of this dove's head, Helen.V
Marisa Livet01-Mar-2016 17:48
Fantastic find
Claude Gagnon28-Feb-2016 13:33
Very lovely shot of this dove :))
Alexander Kazakov28-Feb-2016 10:54
So nice! V
Gill Kopy28-Feb-2016 03:12
A beautiful setting for her nest - makes a super shot V
janescottcumming27-Feb-2016 23:00
Love this shot! V
Julie Oldfield27-Feb-2016 19:25
So sweet. It is amazing how ingenious they are. V
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal27-Feb-2016 15:03
This is fantastic Helen love this image, you captured very well.BV
pkocinski27-Feb-2016 13:04
I like the shot. Not sure I'd like a dove nesting on my house. They "coo" too much.
MarcViskens27-Feb-2016 12:38
Very nice Helen
Isabel Cutler27-Feb-2016 10:46
That looks like our mourning dove and a nest. How exciting.
Patrick Goossens27-Feb-2016 10:19
A very lovely capture. The only problem is that they leave a lot of dirt behind.
barbarajoy27-Feb-2016 10:10
How lovely! Something to keep an eye on Helen! A great capture. V
Pieter Bos27-Feb-2016 08:59
Great catch!!! ~V
Chris Morton27-Feb-2016 08:07
caught in the act!
Gerard Koehl27-Feb-2016 08:06
Excellente prise. V
Martin Lamoon27-Feb-2016 08:05
Wonderful find, look forward to seeing if they have young ones
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John Hamers27-Feb-2016 08:01
Great, perfectly timed capture Helen, well composed !!V
hamery27-Feb-2016 07:59
Now u are going to capture bird, Helen. Beautiful detail and tone. V