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Submitted by DizzyDaffodil on Thu, 03/27/2008 - 01:17

Birds and Bird Watching

Had a couple of visitors this week - pretty mourning doves.

March 2007 Mourning Doves

Heard them billing & cooing before I spotted them.

Here's a close up, in case you can't see them.

March 2008 Mourning Doves close up

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I think I have at least one

Submitted by skbeal on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 17:10.

I think I have at least one pair of mourning doves hanging out here. I was awakened by them this morning when I got up for the second time. There's something really calm and serene about that mating call. I apologize to them for accusing them of driving me crazy in the past.

Susan, the Texas Yankee, the Texas Rangerette and the Assistant Administrator

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DorothyD, I didn't realize

Submitted by skbeal on Thu, 03/27/2008 - 11:11.

DorothyD, I didn't realize that mourning doves mate for life. I think they are kind of fun to watch! Around here, I see them hanging out together a lot.....I'm not sure where they like to camp out, but their presence is always known. There's something kind of comforting about their calls -- or whatever they are.

Dizzy, that view in the distance of the mountains is really gorgeous! I can't say that I'd want to return to living in zone 5, but that view is certainly some good compensation.

Susan, the Texas Yankee, the Texas Rangerette and the Assistant Administrator

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Not DorothyD....But

Submitted by WildIris on Thu, 03/27/2008 - 11:49.

Not DorothyD....But yes...they do mate for life..we had a few mates in Sacramento ...and they were like old friends for several years...have see one couple here last year ...but haven't a clue where they would go in winter around here...

It's me vegemm "So then neither is he that plants any thing, neither he that waters; but God that gives the increase." 1 Corinthians 3:7

Most of them head south into

Submitted by randy cobb on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 15:21.

Most of them head south into Mexico for the winter, Deb. But we have had several pairs stay around here all winter so I was careful to be sure I had food out for them. I'm not sure when they start their northward migration, but either we have them back already or the ones I have seen are ones that stayed behind again. I love to watch them and the quail when they come around the back yard. I used to hunt doves in my younger years. My attitude about that has drastically changed since that time.