[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Monk Parakeet was photographed at Andrews, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: October 11, 2007)

[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Monk Parakeet was photographed at Andrews, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: November 20, 2007)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Scarlet-fronted Parakeet was photographed at the ProAves El Dorado Reserve, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Department Magdalena, Colombia. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: June 10, 2009)

[Length 12 in. Wingspan 25 in.]

This Red-crowned Parrot was photographed at Allen William's "Wildscaped" yard, Pharr, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: May 10, 2009)

[Length 12 in. Wingspan 25 in.]

This Red-crowned Parrot was photographed at Allen William's "Wildscaped" yard, Pharr, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: May 10, 2009)

[Length 14.5 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This Band-tailed Pigeon was photographed in the foothills near Los Angeles, California. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film pushed to 800. (Date: July 1979)

[Length 14.5 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Red-billed Pigeon was photographed resting on a branch under this tree's canopy at Falcon Dam, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodak Elitechrome 200 film. (Date: April 2000)

[Length 12.5 in. Wingspan 28 in.]

This Rock Pigeon (formerly named Rock Dove) was photographed at Lily Lake in Cape May, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: April 1983)