Mourning dove plumage is a delicate brown to buff-tan overall with black spots on the wings and black border to the white tips of the tail. Both males and females look alike with only a subtle ...

How Long Do Mourning Doves Live? The peaceful “co-ah, coo, coo, coo” call of the mourning dove is familiar to many of us — and for good reason. With upwards of 350 million doves in the U.S ...

Mourning dove hunting is allowed under certain conditions in 41 states, but has been made illegal in states including Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine and Michigan.

Esther Yee of Fremont photographed this mourning dove mother and her two babies nesting in the coat rack in our back yard which is under a canopy. "I check on the family every morning. I can walk ...

DEAR JOAN: I have this lovely mourning dove that has built a nest on the wreath on my front porch. I try not to go out the door unless I absolutely have to. I’m sure she will have babies, but I ...

A mourning dove perches in a holly tree. After Post columnist John Kelly confessed he wasn't fond of the birds, many readers professed their affection. (John Kelly/The Washington Post) Perspective ...

DEAR JOAN: I found a dead mourning dove on my deck, where I put food and water for them. For the next eight days a dove came and sat for hours on the runner to the door. Now that is true love.I hea… ...

DEAR JOAN: I found a dead mourning dove on my deck, where I put food and water for them. For the next eight days a dove came and sat for hours on the runner to the door. Now that is true love.I hea… ...