Mourning Dove

[jeffashman]

dec31202205 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

 

[Ozzie_Traveller]

G'day mate

Curious as its name- why 'mourning'??
Phil

 

[jeffashman]

G'day mate

Curious as its name- why 'mourning'??
Phil

They make a cooing sound that sounds (sort of) like they are crying.

 

[Warhorse]

Nice shot. I had at least 30 of them on the wire behind my house this morning (unusual).

 

[jeffashman]

Nice shot. I had at least 30 of them on the wire behind my house this morning (unusual).

They like my back yard, because they won’t be shot…

 

[slat]

Nice shot.

 

[jeffashman]

Nice shot.

Thanks!