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Winter scene of a Mourning Dove bird perched on a snow covered branch
The Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) is one of the most widely distributed and abundant of all the birds of North America.  It is also a prolific breeder.  One pair can raise up to six broods of two chicks each in a single year. The bird is a strong flier with the wings making an unusual whistling sound.  Mourning doves are a muted light grey and brown.  The males and females look alike and are generally monogamous.  Their diet consists almost exclusively of seeds.  This mourning dove was photographed perched on a branch at Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
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Sitting close together preening and ruffling feathers, a pair of mourning doves sit together on a tree branch in Denver Colorado.
A dove perched atop a white fence looks to the left, with a green bokeh background.
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) perching on a tree branch.
Mourning doves resting in midwinter on maple tree branch with budding twigs.
Mourning Dove
Mourning Dove in the morning mist
Taxon name: Mourning Dove\nTaxon scientific name: Zenaida macroura\nLocation: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
morning dove (Zenaida macroura) on a log
close up of dove bird in tree at dawn
The Mourning Dove is a member of the Dove family,. The bird is also known as the Turtle Dove, American Mourning Dove or the Rain Dove, and was once known as the Carolina Pigeon or Carolina Turtledove.
Egret on the treetop
The mourning dove  also known as the American mourning dove, the rain dove, and colloquially as the turtle dove, and was once known as the Carolina pigeon and Carolina turtledove
Sitting side by side and beak to beak, a pair of mourning doves preen each others feathers and nuzzle on a deck banister in Denver Colorado.
mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) in winter
Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) on a Tree Branch
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Morning Dove - Bird Making a Nest
A closeup of a Zenaida dove on a metal fence
A mourning Dove sitting on a tree limb
A pair of Mourning Doves perched on a lone stick in a meadow
Two kissing mourning doves perched on a tree branch.
Side view of a mourning dove, Zenaida macroura, perching in a lilac tree isolated on a light green background on a summer day in an Iowa backyard.
birds on the balcony
Santa Clara County, California, USA.
The mourning dove, Zenaida macroura, is a member of the dove family, Columbidae. The bird is also known as the American mourning dove, the rain dove, and colloquially as the turtle dove, and it was once known as the Carolina pigeon and Carolina turtledove. Sonoran Desert, Arizona.
Two Mourning Doves perched on a tree near Roberts, Idaho.
A Mourning dove in its natural environment in the Laurentian forest in spring.
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