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Trash Doves is an Internet meme which originated from a sticker set designed in 2016, which feature a large-eyed purple pigeon in various situations. The most notable sticker of the set is an animated GIF of the bird vigorously thrashing its head up and down.
Mourning dove imagery also turns up in contemporary American and Canadian poetry in the work of poets as diverse as Robert Bly, Jared Carter, [50] Lorine Niedecker, [51] and Charles Wright. [52] The mourning dove is mentioned on the Nick Cave and Warren Ellis track, "Wood Dove", for the "For the Birds: The Birdsong Project", Vol. 1.
Males spend more time incubating the nest during the day. [22] The eggs are incubated after the second egg is laid and the eggs hatch after about 13 to 15 days. [11] [23] Nesting adults may feign injury to distract and draw predators away from the nest. [24] Multiple broods may be raised by the same pair in the same nest.
Of course, the other possibility is that the "missing" bird is actually sitting on a nest somewhere in or near your cherry tree. Mates will often sit quietly in the general vicinity of the nest, while their partner is sitting on eggs. MeegsC | Talk 11:14, 24 April 2008 (UTC) MeegsC makes a valid (and much less morbid) point.
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The mourning collared dove or African mourning dove (Streptopelia decipiens) is a dove which is a widespread resident breeding bird in Africa south of the Sahara. Despite its name, it is not related to the North American mourning dove (Zenaida macroura). This species is common or abundant near water. They often mingle peacefully with other doves.
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White-winged doves are granivorous, feeding on a variety of seeds, grains, and fruits. Western white-winged doves (Z. a. mearnsii) migrate into the Sonoran Desert to breed during the hottest time of the year because they feed on pollen and nectar, and later on the fruits and seeds of the saguaro. They also visit feeders, eating the food dropped ...