Previous Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) nesting studies conducted in areas containing a mixture of edge and continuous habitats have focused on edge habitats. Consequently, little is known about the ...

Last spring, my next-door neighbor and I were blessed with the miracle of mourning dove life. My pair nested in the fork of two limbs in a backyard pyracantha bush, just above eye level. My neighbor’s ...

DEAR JOAN: I’ve got a dove nesting in my hanging fern basket. The problem is I need to water my fern. I have no idea if the dove has laid eggs or not. Do you have any suggestions? Steve, Bay Area DEAR ...

The eggs in the nest. Unlike most eggs laid in open nests, mourning dove eggs are bright white. (Marilyn McGonagle) The doves returned this year to the same nesting location — a pot for large plants — ...

Dove season opens annually in Oklahoma on Sept. 1 and runs through Oct. 30, and for the past several years, David John of Skiatook has noted nesting doves on his property well after shotgun fire ...

DEAR JOAN: This spring, we had a mourning dove make a nest in one of our hanging planters. The planter was mostly dead plants and potting soil, but she must have thought it was safe, so she laid two ...

DEAR JOAN: For three days in a row now, I have watched a pair of mourning doves build a nest, then destroy it by dropping on the ground and flying off. Next day, there is a repeat of their actions.

One of the doves nesting on the ledge of The Kansas City Public Library's central branch looks down on Broadway Boulevard on Friday, June 28, 2024. Librarians at the downtown branch named the pair of ...

The voice of the mourning dove has been misapplied. It is associated with grief, yet it is a sound of comfort, signaling both springtime and morning, both of which are times of anticipation. Perhaps ...