There are lot of birds around here. We live at the edge of a small creek with a stand of woods across it on one side and the open fields and meadows of a farm on the other. Our feeder draws all different kinds of birds, all day, every day. Nearly anytime you look out there though, you will find some of these: 
Mourning Doves mate for life and stay here for the winter, rather than migrate – it is not unusual to see 20 to 30 of them arrayed in the surrounding trees. They hang out under the feeder long enough to pick up a bunch of seeds from the ground and then roost in the trees while they chew them up.
They hold still long enough so that even I can get sharp shots of them. It was 10 below when I took these pics this morning. It didn’t seem to bother the doves though. 
The cold weather didn’t bother me either, since I am willing to suffer in order to bring these lovely photos to you. Yep – I was out there in the freezing cold, snapping away before I even finished one cup of coffee. Okay, okay – I was standing in my kitchen and took these through the window. Going outdoors would scared them away. Not to mention freezing my tushie off.
