Common ground-doves are small, fast-walking doves with a short tail, a 'scaly' breast pattern, and a rusty tinge to the flight feathers.   They are found in the southern US; these birds were in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and (the pale bird) the Imperial Valley of California.

• Canon 1D3,7D, or 1D4; 500 mm IS lens and 1.4X or 2X converter or 800 mm IS lens with fill-in flash (2007, 2010, 2012, 2014)