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Mourning Dove pair
Zenaida macroura
33.085, -97.0687
Field Notes
Description:
Plump-bodied and long-tailed, with short legs, small bill, and a head that looks particularly small in comparison to the body. The long, pointed tail is unique among North American doves.
Mourning Doves often match their open-country surroundings. They’re delicate brown to buffy-tan overall, with black spots on the wings and black-bordered white tips to the tail feathers.
Habitat:
Wildlife habitat yard.
Notes:
I was glad to see this pair. Mourning doves used to come to my yard regularly, but in the last ten years, more and more white wing doves have shown up, a dozen or more at a time on occasion, while mourning doves virtually vanished.
Reference Links:
Mourning Dove
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 24, 2014
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