Mourning Doves 1

My neighborhood has an abundant population of mourning doves. This medium-sized bird is easily recognized by its tan-gray color, long pointed tail, and distinctive 5-syllable call: ooo-OOO-ooo-ooo-ooo!

I think they're very cute.

A mourning dove in his natural habitat - my back yard.

Doves eat almost exclusively weed seeds.

A mourning dove in the morning sun.

And in the evening sun.

This dove posed for a close-up.

Make yourself comfortable.

Doves are too shy to easily photograph.