Our yard was over-run with Mourning Doves this year. I was told by a bird expert that if I wanted to reduce the number of Doves in the yard that I should try putting Safflower seed in all the feeders. Guess what? My Doves love Safflower seed, go figure.
To make this image I needed to get down low and wait for one of the birds to drop off the feeder onto the grass which they do on a regular basis. Thats what happens when you do the work and learn their behaviors and biology.
Images captured with Nikon D700, 600mm f/4 on Lexar Digital Film