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mourning dove

Zenaida macroura

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Field Notes

Description:

dove fluffs out its feathers on a snowy day

Notes:

snow like this is rare in Alabama.

Species ID Suggestions

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

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SheaEckert
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SheaEckert
So none of the pictures on Wikipedia have the dove in his 'winter rest' position, or the fluffed position, which is what he is in here, but I am 99% sure that this it is the mourning dove.

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PublishedSeptember 15, 2011

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