[yorkie]

Wow, DD! That is a BEAUTIFUL capture! (You must have a VERY good camera!)

I am surprised the momma sat so still, with you being within two feet of her!

[Diver Dave]

Thank you for the compliments. My camera is a Canon Powershot S5 IS. It's digital and has some fantastic features and I'm continuing to learn more and more of the functions.

Mama dove only flinched when I reached out to stroke her head. She wouldn't let me get that close to her babies.

And here's an added bonus - a pic of our "grandson" Studley. Stud got his name after the terrific fight he put up to survive a parasite that he had picked up in the litter. It was touch and go for a few weeks that was spent at the emergency vet clinic.