DEAR JOAN: A pair of cooing mourning doves are building their nest on our patio table. I love all our birds and am torn between cleaning it up and waiting for nature’s show. There is a big problem ...

Previous Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) nesting studies conducted in areas containing a mixture of edge and continuous habitats have focused on edge habitats. Consequently, little is known about the ...

DEAR JOAN: I’ve got a dove nesting in my hanging fern basket. The problem is I need to water my fern. I have no idea if the dove has laid eggs or not. Do you have any suggestions? Steve, Bay Area DEAR ...

Last spring, my next-door neighbor and I were blessed with the miracle of mourning dove life. My pair nested in the fork of two limbs in a backyard pyracantha bush, just above eye level. My neighbor’s ...

DEAR JOAN: A dumb, nest-building dove built her new home on the top of our 8-foot ladder, which is leaning against the house. The area is roughly 6 inches by 12 inches with a minimum of twigs. We ...

The voice of the mourning dove has been misapplied. It is associated with grief, yet it is a sound of comfort, signaling both springtime and morning, both of which are times of anticipation. Perhaps ...

One of the doves nesting on the ledge of The Kansas City Public Library's central branch looks down on Broadway Boulevard on Friday, June 28, 2024. Librarians at the downtown branch named the pair of ...