tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post9144251822481142280..comments2024-03-27T16:06:06.759-05:00Comments on Sketching in Nature: Mourning Doves and their family...Kate (Cathy Johnson)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03296053923338246127noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-83054471859419113272012-04-04T11:15:22.781-05:002012-04-04T11:15:22.781-05:00Beautiful doves Kate, we have a nesting pair here ...Beautiful doves Kate, we have a nesting pair here that keep trying to build their nest on a ceiling fan under our covered patio. It takes but a flip of the switch to keep them moving to a different location!Desiree's Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047772987859831429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-43315150442812481292012-03-13T10:20:18.341-05:002012-03-13T10:20:18.341-05:00Thank you so much! That was a challenge...Thank you so much! That was a challenge...Kate (Cathy Johnson)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03296053923338246127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-41629410675970140242012-03-13T10:13:11.633-05:002012-03-13T10:13:11.633-05:00I've always loved the colors on doves and you&...I've always loved the colors on doves and you've captured them beautifully Kate. I like your deposit slip sketch too!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10906087554997612797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-59518457143832131072012-03-13T10:04:53.090-05:002012-03-13T10:04:53.090-05:00These are just beautiful, especially the eyes.These are just beautiful, especially the eyes.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437833617051806046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-46816096695805118692012-03-13T06:34:42.769-05:002012-03-13T06:34:42.769-05:00Aaah, just LOVE your doves Kate! Gorgeous sketches...Aaah, just LOVE your doves Kate! Gorgeous sketches! Some interesting information - our Mourning Collared Dove (Streptopelia decipiens) is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in Africa and despite its name, it is not a close relative of the North American Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura. Yet our dove seems exactly the same as yours - a largish, stocky pigeon, up to 31 cm in length and its back, wings and tail are pale brown. The head is grey and the underparts are pink, shading to pale grey on the belly. There is a black hind neck patch edged with white. The legs and a patch of bare skin around the eye are red (this info from Wiki).Maree Clarksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274329795088706720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-57411893340758130322012-03-13T00:13:14.075-05:002012-03-13T00:13:14.075-05:00They are a lovely bird, Kathy, and you've done...They are a lovely bird, Kathy, and you've done the head beautifully. We have a pair that has been in the neighborhood [out in the countryside] for over a year now.Studio at the Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-27869354683666657232012-03-12T19:06:02.498-05:002012-03-12T19:06:02.498-05:00Thank you so much, Concetta! I'm really pleas...Thank you so much, Concetta! I'm really pleased with my doves...first time we've had them in town so close...Kate (Cathy Johnson)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03296053923338246127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-3045340852968934352012-03-12T16:43:53.279-05:002012-03-12T16:43:53.279-05:00I can always tell whan a new Kate post is on the b...I can always tell whan a new Kate post is on the blog, before I read your name. It's fun how you learn to recognize styles. The doves are lovely.Concetta Florehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468noreply@blogger.com