If homeowners spot sick or dead doves on their property, TPWD recommends discontinuing the use of bird feeders or bird baths until the affected birds are gone from the area. As a general best-practice ...

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 ...

This photo of a Mourning Dove sitting on a snowbank shows the gorgeous details of the tail, which is not often obvious. Now imagine 40 of these birds visiting your feeders all at the same time. Credit ...

With the arrival of snow, we can expect to see some of the most common local birds at our feeders. The mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) is as elegant as it is common. A little larger than the average ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. mourning dove perched on a tree branch - Hayleigh Haid/Getty Images Mourning doves have a unique mix of brown and gray colors with ...

I have a love-hate attitude about white-winged doves in my yard. I hate the burly doves for perching on bird feeders to the detriment of smaller songbirds. And I loathe the way they displaced dainty, ...

I first noticed the large gathering of mourning doves under our bird feeder earlier this winter. We frequently see a pair year-round, but this winter we were visited by a flock of more than 15 for the ...

I receive emails from readers throughout the year and do my best to respond to them in a timely manner. Sometimes, messages pile up in my inbox and sometimes things get filed incorrectly, but I ...