#zenaida

[herpsandbirds]

You got any mourning dove pictures over there?

I'm literally sitting next to one right now, and we were just talking about you...

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura), family Columbidae, order Columbiformes, Suffolk, MA, USA

photograph by Ryan Schain

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura), mother and chicks, family Columbidae, order Columbiformes, Mesa, AZ, USA

photograph by Andrew Atzert 

[paexie]

Swordtember Day 1: Witch

[birdblues]

Mourning Dove

[latchkeykingdom]

Zenaida Moon Light Dance

Commissioner requested their OC doing a Princess Tutu reference.

Posted using PostyBirb

[theflawless-art-gallery]

Meet the updated OCs. The Neapolitan Sisters: Vanni, Zenaida, and Jazmin

[shittybirdart]

Day 3: Mourning dove

[simplified-birds]

Simplified bird #8 - mourning dove

( requested by anon )

[ciameth]

Zenaida was the wife of the naturalist who named the genus. Very romantic, having a whole group of pigeons named after you.

The Zenaida genus include the extinct-in-the-wild Socorro Dove as well as familiar species like the Mourning Dove.

Socorro Dove

Zenaida graysoni

I couldn’t find what Zenaida translates into, while graysoni is named after Andrew Jackson Grayson. 

Family: Columbidae (Pigeons & Doves)

Fun Fact: “The decline and extinction in the wild of Z. graysoni has been attributed chiefly to predation by cats.” (IUCN)

Habitat: They were endemic to forests of the Socorro Island, Mexico. 

Ecosystem Role: They used to eat fruits and seeds. 

Conservation Status: Extinct in the Wild

[occasionallybirds]

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

May 3, 2023

Southeastern Pennsylvania

[fatchance]

Mourning dove / huilota común (Zenaida macroura), nesting in an ornamental cherry tree, Sierra Vista, Arizona.

[zenaidamacrouras1]

I did a new version of History of American Capitalism! This time with a 19th Century typography vibe. Inspired by old maps and books from the 1850s.

This fic has two small sequels so I bound the three together and made coordinated title pages. The title pages and chapter headers were made in Canva with my very limited yet stubborn graphic design abilities.

The tiger fabric is by Tula Pink, a fabric designer, who has many whimsical wonderful animal fabrics. I was gonna do a whole ornate gold foil situation on the front, but I like this fabric so so much so I let it do the talking. (The fic is a College AU and the college football team is the Tigers).

I've been working on painting the edges gold (using tutorials by Duranbinding on instagram), I should have sanded way more for a smoother edge but I got bored and they are mostly fine? I also should have clamped them tighter before painting because there is some annoying gold bleed onto the inside of the page but the thing is sometimes I just don't care and it's fine, probably.

Other lazy things I did was not care about how rounded the spine was or making proper shoulders, which I did meticulously for my first couple books and at this point it doesn't bother me but might someday.

The pages turn beautifully because I used proper short grain paper and a lovely quality vellum paper at that and it really does make a more pleasing book.

I love the tigers so much.

[birdblues]

Mourning Dove

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Zenaida Dove

Photo: Brandon Trentler

"When Audubon explored Florida in the 1830s, he apparently found Zenaida Doves nesting on the Florida Keys. Today the species is only a very rare visitor to Florida from the islands of the Caribbean. Like its relatives, the Mourning and White-winged doves, it usually feeds on the ground in brushy or semi-open areas."

- Audubon Field Guide

[necrofauna]

[idrellegames]

“I’ll speak plainly then, Wayfarer. The Council of Mages is corrupt. A schism has formed, splitting the Guild into factions. Though outwardly we pretend to be united, internally we are divided, and those divisions grow more desperate by the day. Archsages, savants, Guild masters… it doesn’t matter the rank, sworn loyalties and long-standing allegiances are abandoned and raked through the mud. “The Guild is at war with itself and Velantis is the battleground. Those who seek dominion over the Guild will stop at nothing in their pursuit of power, foraying into the depths of forbidden magic, caring nothing for the lives they destroy. If this hidden war is not stopped, Velantis will meet a desperate and bloody end.”

Zenaida Anaxas is the only child of Sophia Anaxas, the Archon of Velantis, and her consort, Sandro. Born to a life of privilege, Zenaida had the world at her fingertips. As she has no siblings, she was her mother’s sole heir and she began training to inherit her duties at a young age. However, she had no interest in politics and quickly began to resent the pressure placed on her by her mother and her House.

Her powerful capacity for Preservation magic made her a desirable recruit for the Guild of Mages. Seeking an alternative to the life she was born into, Zenaida accepted an offer to train and study at Diradan Tower, much to her mother’s horror. She excelled in her studies and rapidly climbed through the ranks, eventually obtaining the position of savant.

Zenaida maintains a close bond with the Markal twins, Nova (a fellow savant) and Malsara (her bodyguard and lover). She has never supported Sabien Quirinus’s ideologies. Her fears of where he could lead the Guild eventually led her to join the Order of Lethalis.

Zenaida is introduced in Episode 1.

Artwork by @harumeau

[northerlyy]

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura), taken June 28, 2024, in Georgia, US

Pondering, I believe. Sometimes life is just sitting on the edge of the bird bath and overlooking the koi pond a few feet ahead.