FORT SILL, Okla., July 21, 2016 -- Doves love birdseed. But they don't fit too well on tube bird feeders because the perches are too narrow. So I scatter seed on the ground for them, and at times I'll ...

Here in Marin, we have four kinds of doves and pigeons. Really, these are all members of the same family — “dove” and “pigeon” are not strictly scientific words and are applied without any perfectly ...

One of the most common visitors to backyard bird feeders in San Diego is the mourning dove. They are sleek, somewhat drab, but friendly birds that will eat you out of house and home. Sometimes ...

One of the most commonly sighted backyard birds in North America is the mourning dove (Zenaida macroura). It is very likely you have seen them sitting on a power line or even feeding at the park. This ...

There is a Ukrainian folk tale about a little girl who, on the first cold morning of winter, found a nearly frozen dove huddling in snow. She took it indoors to warm and feed. Later she went back ...

Native to Europe and Asia, Eurasian Collared Doves (Streptopelia decaocto) are pigeon-like birds that are spreading throughout much of the world, including the Carolinas. These unprepossessing, ...

Some unexpected visitors just flew in from the East Coast, and boy, are their wings tired. Actually, the Eurasian collared dove has been cropping up in Oregon since 1998 or '99 and, according to local ...