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The mourning dove also known as the American mourning dove, the rain dove, and colloquially as the turtle dove, and was once known as the Carolina pigeon and Carolina turtledove

The mourning dove, Zenaida macroura, is a member of the dove family, Columbidae. The bird is also known as the American mourning dove, the rain dove, and colloquially as the turtle dove, and it was once known as the Carolina pigeon and Carolina turtledove. Sonoran Desert, Arizona.

Sitting side by side and beak to beak, a pair of mourning doves preen each others feathers and nuzzle on a deck banister in Denver Colorado.

This is a proper pigeon, not a member of the feral gangster mobs that terrorise London's streets. Wood pigeons (Columba palumbus) are seldom seen in large groups, and their gentle cooing carries with it the essence of English country houses situated in large grounds with spreading cedar trees.

Mourning dove loves down the length of a branch, white background

The Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) is one of the most widely distributed and abundant of all the birds of North America. It is also a prolific breeder. One pair can raise up to six broods of two chicks each in a single year. The bird is a strong flier with the wings making an unusual whistling sound. Mourning doves are a muted light grey and brown. The males and females look alike and are generally monogamous. Their diet consists almost exclusively of seeds. This mourning dove was photographed perched on a branch at Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.

Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)

The dove, the bird, is on a high place. The background is green. The dove is turned away, looking at the camera with its head turned

Ring-necked dove on dead branch cocking head

The white-winged dove (Zenaida asiatica) is a dove whose native range extends from the Southwestern United States through Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Sonoran Desert, Arizona. Reflection in water.

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) on fence post, Kissimmee, Florida, USA

Green background with soft focus to isolate the bird.

An Oriental Turtle Dove perched on a branch in a pine tree.

The subtle pastel colors of this Mourning Dove seem to glow in the early morning light.

A closeup of mourning dove peacefully resting outdoors

Mourning dove flying or perching in backyard in spring

Mourning dove, a graceful, slender-tailed dove that is abundant in North America

$L38-43cm, WS 68-77cm.\nBreeds in woods (esp. in arable farmland areas), parks and gardens, even in city centres.\nForages on grass lawns and fields.\nHas increased greatly, and also become less shy, in Britain and N Europe. Resident in Europe, but also migrations from N and E Europe.\nnest a simple platform of sticks in tree, close to trunk. Prolonged breeding, can have recently fledged young from May-October.\n\nThis is a common Species in the Dutch Woods, Parks and (greater) Gardens.$

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