Good Morning Dove
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
Canada
January 31, 2016 7:59am CST
Yesterday as I was catching up on myLot this sweet bird came for a visit. It was warm outside so the door was open to enjoy the sounds of the water crashing on the beach. Strange that hearing crashing is music to our ears here but when at home crashing is not something you would want to hear.
I love being this close to the water...
Back to the bird. She inspected the whole railing on our deck, walking from one end to the other... Then she just sat there enjoying the view like we do from the sixth floor condo. At one point I got up slowly from the couch and moved closer to the door for a better photo but she had nothing to do with and she took off. I hope she comes back. I am thinking of leaving treats for her on the deck.
The mourning dove because of it's sad and mournful sound it makes people think of death but historically it is a symbol of hope, peace and the Holy Spirit.
I have a lot of them at my house in Canada, and I enjoy looking at them. In the winter they live under the bird feeders eating the seeds the other smaller birds drop.
I imagine it's easier for them to live in Florida. At least it's a lot warmer.
I've heard Mourning Doves are everywhere here in North America, are they apart of your neighbourhood too?
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
31 Jan 16
IM counting on it, at home they are considered lucky too.
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
1 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate
My goodness, what a to-do,
Looking for those birds that coo,
That dove I just found,
You're right - a nice sound,
Yes, that bird I'd quite like to view.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
1 Feb 16
Pigeons and doves are two different species, I don't love pigeons either, they are annoying. The dove whispers in your ears and you appreciate their words, so soft and soulful.. I will look and see if I can find their voice... Just for you because I know you will make a poem about them ....for me. No pressure...
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
1 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate on my iPad I can't find the addy. Go to YouTube ask for the mourning dove coo...or not. sorry on my computer it would be easy, on my iPad not so much...
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
1 Feb 16
Wow, what a nice moment with that bird. There are lots of birds in my garden. It looks like they have made my garden their home. Sometimes, I would see them forming a long, long line in my fence but whenever I try to capture them with my camera, they fly back to the trees.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
1 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate lol, I admit I am not fast enough.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
1 Feb 16
They are so much fun to photograph but the are fast, the photographer has to be faster
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
31 Jan 16
We have a bunch of doves that spend the day in our yard, it started with 6 now we have dozens. They are eating the deer corn and they are pigs!! They have their own food but prefer the corn.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate We buy deer corn, it's lose corn in a bag.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
2 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill I've seen it on the cobs but will look for it in a bag.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
1 Feb 16
I've never used corn but I will try it for the birds. I know the squirrels will try to steal the ears...
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
31 Jan 16
i've various species'f doves 'round here, though the eurasian bunch's winnin' out sadly. i do love hearin' 'em all though, with their songs. yer correct, many find their cooin' sad, but it always calms me to hear 'em. they all winter o'er here 'n we jest toss 'em out seed 'pon the ground. cute to watch 'em 'long with the robins 'n blue jays this time'f year. gives the sparrows a break's well...'til a dove decides the feeders a comfy place to take a nap anyhow, lol.
'round these parts we feel the same 'bout the sounds 'f crashin' water. 'tis been many years since i've been near'n ocean 'n i strugglin' to recall the thrill'f such. perhaps some day i'll remedy that :)
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
31 Jan 16
It will heal your soul at least for a little while. I love the birds at my feeders at home. My kids have been ther and even cleaned my kitchen and bathrooms, I hope they filled the feeders too. Good to see you here, I got an e mail from you but haven't opened it yet...maybe tonite when hubby is glued to the TV and football.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
1 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate yer young'uns cleaned't'cher house?? dang, what a lucky gal! yes ma'am, hopefully they paid mind to those lil winged friends 'n gave 'em a bite'r 2 to eat. no frettin' o'er the email, mindless schtuff's usual :) big hugs!
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@DeborahDiane (40847)
• Laguna Woods, California
1 Feb 16
Oh, yes! We have mourning doves here along the coast in Southern California, too! I love the sound they make.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
1 Feb 16
They have beautiful markings on them and they do know how to sing from the soul.
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@DeborahDiane (40847)
• Laguna Woods, California
2 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate - Yes, I love the way they coo. It is very soothing.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
5 Feb 16
I honestly don't know if I have ever seen a dove, lots of pigeons but doves I am not sure about.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
6 Feb 16
If you hear their call, you will remember the bird, such a sad call...
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@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
1 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate They only stay around the tree where I have placed the biggest bird feeders, they are noisy, especially in the morning.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
1 Feb 16
They do tend to move in groups, maybe families...they are pretty quiet around my house, they do make a mess when they gather together in my big wood lawn chairs...
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
31 Jan 16
Maybe some day they will show up in your country. They coo, a sad and mournful sound. But beautiful.
@maggs224 (2317)
• Alicante, Spain
2 Feb 16
I don't see many doves about, there are plenty of pigeons around but few doves. Living on the coast we are more like to see seagulls than doves. I went to Youtube as you suggested to jabo and searched and you are right they do sound different from pigeons.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
3 Apr 16
We have gulls around the Great Lakes where I live. We also have doves. Thrust are quite different from each other. Glad to hear you saw Jabo while she was vacationing.
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
2 Feb 16
We see them in the winter than the summer, it must be a migrating thing..
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
1 Feb 16
Up north I have squirrel proof feeders that shut when something bigger than a song bird lands on it. The doves are too heavy for the feeders so they sit under the feeders and eat what is dropped.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
1 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate I will mention those to my husband. He's tried almost everything to keep the squirrels away.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
1 Feb 16
Their call is so interesting and soulful. If they have that sad sound they are probably the same.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
31 Jan 16
Yes they are, like you I have always seen and heard the doves.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
31 Jan 16
I was reading up on them and found out in warm climates they can have up to 6 batches of babies every year...it made me feel bad for the egg layers...
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
31 Jan 16
They are ...not very common In, the uk, but you can see them, there are several where I am working at the moment....and I like to watch them... as you say they wait below the feeder tables and clean up after the other birds....
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
1 Feb 16
They are so quite and soulful. I like them too.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
2 Feb 16
I know we have doves, not certain if they are mourning doves though, but I rather focus on the idea of peace and hope linked to them @PainsOnSlate I hope it came back to visit.
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
3 Apr 16
I think it had a lot of decks to land on. I didn't see it again while we were there.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
1 Feb 16
Too funny, I'm not a fan of pigeons but I never see any where I live. Doves yes, 
@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
31 Jan 16
We have them around here as well. Love their calls.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
31 Jan 16
Me too, such a sad sound out of such a interesting bird.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
1 Feb 16
I agree with you, life would be boring without the beauty Mother Nature allows us to share.
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