Learn more about your backyard birds: sign up for our free newsletter. A Mourning Dove Has a Calming Call This bird has a distinctive call. Birds & Blooms readers say that a mourning dove’s soft ...

It’s ironic, however, that doves represent love and peace. Licensed hunters (myself included) are allowed to shoot thousands of the birds each fall and winter for sport. Out of the some 30 ...

A large, pale gray-buff dove with a black collar, noticeably larger than the mourning dove ... In addition, the call is different. A Eurasian species introduced to the Bahamas, which spread ...