SINGAPORE, June 24 (Reuters) - Just after dawn in Singapore, about 150 black-and-white striped zebra doves were hoisted in their cages on to tall poles in a large field for a singing competition. The ...

When I sit outside in my backyard, I often hear the distinctive calls of the mourning dove. If you hear them as often as I do, you might be wondering about a mourning dove's meaning. What is the ...

The mourning dove is a familiar summer bird that is so common it is almost ubiquitous – but not quite. The dove is an “edge” species. It likes a mix of dense cover and open space, exactly the kind of ...

The Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) is common and widely recognized across Kentucky, known for its speed on the wing, beautiful plumage and unique vocalization, a low mournful coo-ah, coo-ah, coo, ...

The mourning dove is aptly named, derived from the plaintive call the bird makes, sounding almost like an owl with its “coo, coo, coo, woo” song. The mourning dove is one of the most widespread and ...

Often mistaken for an owl call when we are just starting our busy day, the familiar, soft and slow, namesake “coo ah coo coo coo” of the mourning dove, Zenaida macroura, is a soothing reminder that we ...

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 ...

Mourning doves are found throughout much of North America, but there is nothing common about these graceful birds. Here are ...

When it comes to mourning doves, the world agrees with my usual instinct: the most essential thing to do is listen. And what almost everyone seems to hear in their namesake voice is melancholy and ...

To the editor: Reporter Daniel Miller laments the decline in mourning doves around his Los Angeles home. May I suggest that he come east a few miles to Norwalk? I live just above Imperial Highway, and ...