Central Virginia Organic Gardener

"And 'tis my faith that every flower enjoys the air it breathes." - William Wordsworth, 1798

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Wednesday Lagniappe*: A Juvenile Delinquent?


 [Photo used with permission of Scott Vrana: see his wonderful photos at: http://500px.com/ScottVrana]

I was out picking figs the other day and was startled to see this creature about 2 feet from my nose!  Was he or she eating my figs?  Probably not.  This is a fledgling, most likely a mourning dove (any birders out there to confirm?), and their major diet is seed that they generally eat off the ground.  Doves are not fruit eaters as far as I can tell, so he was just an incidental visitor.  That mockingbird, on the other hand...

Happy gardening and keep an eye out for the wildlife!

*Lagniappe:  "something extra" in Cajun.

1 comment:

Anita said...

I would have been very excited to see this creature so close up. Nice that Scott was able to capture her or him for a photo.

I clicked over to Scott's phote site. Very nice! Photography is in my future... near, I hope; maybe birding, too. :)