Mourning dove
Zenaida macroura
35.9132, -79.0558
Field Notes
Description:
Males have favorite “cooing perches” they defend from other males. Members of a pair preen each other with gentle nibbles around the neck as a pair-bonding ritual. Eventually, the pair will progress to grasping beaks and bobbing their heads up and down in unison.
Habitat:
My yard
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJuly 10, 2014
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