Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. mourning dove perched on a tree branch - Hayleigh Haid/Getty Images Mourning doves have a unique mix of brown and gray colors with ...

Mourning doves, found throughout the continental U.S., are prolific breeders, raising up to six broods a year. Their diet consists almost entirely of seeds, consuming up to 20% of their body weight ...

Mourning doves don’t need flashy colors or songs to stand out. Their gentle cooing, soft plumage, and peaceful vibe make them some of the most recognizable birds across North America. But behind that ...

Watching out my front window, I noticed a bird flying to my front porch repeatedly at the end of April. The usual house finch is much smaller than the bird I noticed, so continuous observation gave me ...

As I gaze at the bird feeders outside my living room window in Decatur, three mourning doves swoop in. Two of them land beneath the feeders and start pecking at seeds that have spilled onto the ground ...

The longer I watch mourning doves, the more I wonder. How do these birds that appear to be so dimwitted persist in such great numbers? There are hundreds of millions of them. Let's see if we can ...

As a young hunter in North Dakota 20 years ago, mourning doves were synonymous with the kick off to autumn. At that time, dove hunting opened earlier than any other major bird season, so doves were ...