Mourning Dove Keeps Coming Back

The mourning dove is a medium sized slender dove approximately 31 cm 12 in in length.

Mourning dove keeps coming back. I was putting on a shirt and not paying attention when i heard the call of the dove and it startled me out of my thoughts. Although it is a white dove that typically represents peace and safety mourning doves may also represent the same. However recently we noticed a mourning dove coming and going in the back yard. These birds are monogamous in nature.

It has also been estimated that almost half of the mourning dove population dies each year but that these doves are so prolific that new babies more than offset the number of doves that die. It always amazes me where a bird may decide to build a nest and these birds are no exception. A couple of months ago two other doves or may have been the same ones came and built. The dove stood therefore for new beginnings great expectations and deliverance.

Its tail is long and tapered macroura comes from the greek words for large and tail mourning doves have perching feet with three toes forward and one reversed. The mourning dove is also known as the turtle dove american mourning dove carolina pigeon carolina turtle dove and rain dove. Well it turned very cold and we ve had bad storms the past few days. The reason this was possible is that the last 3 hurricanes blew out our patio screens.

A mourning dove came to visit me today on my window sill. They are usually around a foot in length and weigh somewhere between 4 to 6 pounds. They are primarily seed eaters rather than insect eaters. A symbol of peace.

The states of wisconsin and michigan regard the mourning dove as their official state symbol of peace. Mourning doves weigh 112 170 g 4 0 6 0 oz usually closer to 128 g 4 5 oz. Today as it was snowing a fledgling mourning dove found its way to my pati obviously freezing and looking for shelter. Casing the area soon afterwards another appeared apparently its mate.

The elliptical wings are broad and the head is rounded. Then lo and behold they began building a nest atop the unused ceiling fan on our patio. We got out of the truck and it stood there looking at us. My husband went.

Coming back from the store today a mourning dove was by our bushes. When in flight the dove spreads its tail feathers in a fan shape exposing tail feathers edged in white. The back is brownish gray flecked with black and the breast coloring ranges from tan to light rose. While mourning doves only have an average life of a year and a half a banded mourning dove has been reported to have reached an age of 31 before dying.

The mourning dove is a plump bird with a small head and a long slender tail that tapers to a point. The mourning doves coo begins season of nesting and feeding. The mourning doves coo may sound sad but bird watchers know that it signals the beginning of this birds habits of nesting claiming territory and raising young.