Participant Photo: Light-colored mourning dove

4 comments on “Participant Photo: Light-colored mourning dove”

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   Richard Stolz on March 10th, 2016 - 1:11pm

   I have several also. They have a very distinctive black marking on both sides of their neck. Tail feathers when spread are very white. Underside also very white. Do not know what they are.

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   Richard Stolz on March 10th, 2016 - 1:13pm

   Just found out they are called Eurasian collared doves. That is what they are. Have never seen before and now I have quite a few. Area is Carver County Minnesota.

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   Doris Prince on June 14th, 2021 - 8:41am

   Just noticed these at my feeders this past week. A bit larger and lighter colored than the doves I usually have.

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   Annamarie O’Neill on March 12th, 2023 - 11:25am

   I’ve had one here for the past two years with a flock of about 15+- regular mourning doves. Very pretty! (Near Peterborough,Ontario, Canada.

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   Theo L Mercer Jr on November 9th, 2024 - 9:19am

   I always have mourning doves. Today a nearly black “dove” showed up alone. It didn’t stay long enough for photos.

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   Marceline on January 20th, 2025 - 12:27pm

   This thread was very helpful! I’m in Dallas Texas and just saw one of those.

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