In Genesis, what was the first thing Noah saw when he sent the dove out again?

In Genesis, Noah received an olive leaf when he sent the dove out again.

Genesis 8:10–11 says Noah waited seven more days before sending the dove out a second time. The dove returned toward evening with a freshly plucked olive leaf, showing that the floodwaters had receded from the ground. Noah then waited another seven days and sent the dove out once more; it did not return.

The olive leaf is often remembered as a general symbol of peace, but in the Ark narrative its immediate function is practical: it provides evidence that vegetation had reappeared above the waters.

This episode comes after Noah first sent out a raven. The raven and the dove serve different parts of the reconnaissance sequence, and the olive leaf belongs specifically to the dove’s second reported flight.