Zenaida asiatica
(L 11.5" WS 19" Wt 5 oz)
Hunting and habitat loss reduced the Texas
population from 12 million to less than a
million...was up to 2.2 million by 2001.
Censure acquits the raven,
but pursues the dove.
(Juvenal)
Note the blue
“eye shadow”.
© BirdNote,
Dona Nobis Pacem
by Nancy Rumbel
Sabal Palm
Sanctuary
22Apr2021