Mother Mourning Dove
by Mary Beth Landis
Title
Mother Mourning Dove
Artist
Mary Beth Landis
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
I saw this adult Mourning Dove fly to a bush that was within a few feet from the beach at Ocean City, NJ. She landed eye level and seemed to pose for the camera.
This graceful, slender-tailed, small-headed dove is common across the continent. They 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.
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November 2nd, 2013
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