Saturday, February 23, 2019

Mourning Dove on a rock


This is a Mourning (not morning) Dove or Zenaida macroura. Most of my life in Salt River Valley, I woke up in the early morning to the sound of these doves. Their call is very distinctive and sounds sad and soulful hence the name "mourning doves." They are fairly common in the desert and I do miss hearing them.

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