Mourning Dove on the Hillside
by Linda Brody
Title
Mourning Dove on the Hillside
Artist
Linda Brody
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Mourning Dove on the Hillside. Sitting in the warm sun, but partially in the shade. Waiting, watching,
The Mourning Dove is a member of the dove family, Columbidae. The bird is also known as the American mourning dove or the rain dove, and erroneously as the turtle dove, and was once known as the Carolina pigeon or Carolina turtledove.
Mourning Doves perch on telephone wires and forage for seeds on the ground; their flight is fast and bullet straight. Their soft, drawn-out calls sound like laments. When taking off, their wings make a sharp whistling or whinnying. Mourning Doves are the most frequently hunted species in North America.
This photograph has been featured in the following Groups:
FAA Bird Portraits
Wild Birds of the World
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January 5th, 2017
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