[TN-Bird] Showering mourning dove

From: Dthomp2669@xxxxxxx
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 16:15:43 EDT
Greetings from Charlotte Park in West Nashville just east of the Cleece's 
Ferry Ramp.
Today, as the rapid rain moved in from the West, I noticed a lone mourning 
dove perched on an open branch in the hackberry tree immediately behind my 
deck. 
 As the rain picked up accompanied by the wind doing the same, the mourning 
dove lifted its wings and held the insides of them up to the raging shower.  It 
folded them back against its body in a few seconds and then repeated the 
action over and over.  It would keep its wings spread anywhere from 10 to 40 
seconds each time and appeared to be enjoying taking its shower.  It did this 
for 
the entire 15 minutes of the rainfall to the point that I half expected the 
bird to pull out a bar of "Dove Soap" and begin swabbing its underwings!  The 
rain has been finished for about a half hour, and the dove is still perched in 
the same spot presumably drying out.  It was an awesome sight.

Dee Thompson
Nashville, TN


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