Collar Dove in 'half' flight

The Collar Doves were raiding the Bird feeder as usual,And as usual were fighting one another for the plentiful supplies.This one was caught in a take off/landing situation?

Different setup today Nikon D3 S1gma 170-500 F5,1/100 @f6.3,ISO1600.

I wanted to try this lens for the first since purchasing the Sigma 150-500 f5-6.3 O/S last year before selling on E-bay as I don't need two of the same optical zooms.It performed well. But the O/S system is a real convenience this time of the year with the lower light levels.