In flight Mourning Dove

I love to try and get shots of birds in flight, and the Mourning Dove has always been an extremely challenging target for me. Out of 100 shots, I'm lucky to get one keeper. Here's a few recent ones:

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Nice captures Mike, the last one is my favorite. Peace!

Nice shots, I am just wondering , if the new mkIII is what helps make the difference, or this was just that right oppertunity or both. rw

Great series Mike. I have 3 doves here and I know how hard it is to get them in flight. I don't have a single keeper yet.

rwenglish1 wrote in post #3348890
Nice shots, I am just wondering , if the new mkIII is what helps make the difference, or this was just that right oppertunity or both. rw

As much as I hate to admit it, I still do better with my 30D. I guess it's just going to take some time getting used to.

Excellent in-flight capture MIke, like em all.

Beautiful shots, very sharp with great colours, ...congrats on the new camera.

Love that last one

Great shots

Great Shots Mike!
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You mean they fly!?!?!?!? My backyard doves here walk in, eat and walk back out!

Very nice images.

Very impressive shots. --Rick

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As always, I thank each one of you for the very nice and thoughtful remarks....they are certainly appreciated......Mike

Great series. I like #2 the best.

Truly an excellent series. Nicely done.

The last one is a notch above the others IMO. Good wing/tail spreads and good sharpness.