That loud fluttering sound when a mourning dove bolts is intentional. The whistling comes from their wing feathers, and it’s believed to act as an alarm signal. That way, if one bird is startled ...

Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove is proposing the Defending American Diplomacy Act. As Democrats continue to express frustrations over Elon Musk's outsized role in reshaping the federal bureaucracy ...

The molting cycle repeats in the fall, when their golden feathers are replaced with new ... be listening to the cooing call of the mourning dove. These doves are one of the most harvested ...

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Young mourning doves will leave the nest around 15 days after hatching, but will stay in the nesting area and beg for food from the male until they have become more proficient at £lying, which happens ...