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Post by mymindseyedpea on Apr 28, 2016 23:11:09 GMT
I've been noticing them more and wondered if that's what they are. One even flew onto my balcony attracted to my dish installed.
Then it flew away making a familiar repetitive peep, like it's wing flap was in sync with it's peeps.
Then 5 minutes later it came back.
It's brown with I think a dark ring around it's neck.
The size of a quail or pigeon.
Does my description of the bird I saw fit a mourning dove?
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Post by mirabelleswalker on Apr 28, 2016 23:16:16 GMT
Did you look for a picture in google images?
The ones we have here have spots on their wings. They're sort of a dark taupe color. They don't peep. They coo. I've never seen them do it while flapping their wings.
I usually see them on the ground or low--on a branch or stump.
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Post by grammanisi on Apr 28, 2016 23:22:29 GMT
They do make sounds when they fly, It is a very distinct cooing sound.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2016 23:23:55 GMT
Did you look for a picture in google images? The ones we have here have spots on their wings. They're sort of a dark taupe color. They don't peep. They coo. I've never seen them do it while flapping their wings. I usually see them on the ground or low--on a branch or stump. That sounds like the ones around here as well. Slightly smaller in size than than a pigeon. |
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Post by Zee on Apr 28, 2016 23:23:57 GMT
Yes, that's a dove. Google images.
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Apr 28, 2016 23:34:36 GMT
Did you look for a picture in google images? The ones we have here have spots on their wings. They're sort of a dark taupe color. They don't peep. They coo. I've never seen them do it while flapping their wings. I usually see them on the ground or low--on a branch or stump. Yeah I looked for an image an google and it did fit. Maybe the sound comes from them flapping their wings? It sounds more like a peep than a coo. Quails sound like a coo. Hummingbirds sound like a peep. ETA: the coo in the background is what I have always thought to be a quail...but it looks to be from a morning dove, but that's not the sound I heard when it flew away. But I guess the other distinctive cooing sound ( actually way more like a squawk ) is a quail ...a sound that has the tone of "come back here, come back here!"  m.youtube.com/watch?v=oDYXr8YjECs |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2016 23:38:32 GMT
Did you check for a nest? That might explain the peeping sounds and why the dove keeps coming back.
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Post by mirabelleswalker on Apr 28, 2016 23:41:20 GMT
The sound is a mournful sound. Hence, the name. I think of a peep as more lively. You can listen to dove sounds here: link |
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Post by Zee on Apr 28, 2016 23:49:44 GMT
They coo when at rest and they do make different sounds when they take off in flight.
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Apr 28, 2016 23:52:06 GMT
The sound is a mournful sound. Hence, the name. I think of a peep as more lively. You can listen to dove sounds here: linkThanks My cats kept looking at me when I would play the sounds I think this can come quite in handy a lot |
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Apr 28, 2016 23:53:13 GMT
Did you check for a nest? That might explain the peeping sounds and why the dove keeps coming back. Nope, no nest. It hasn't come back since the double visit which was a couple of days ago. |
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Apr 28, 2016 23:55:52 GMT
They coo when at rest and they do make different sounds when they take off in flight. Yes, that's the sound I'm looking for to match it to the mourning dove. Though I'm sure enough that it was a mourning dove, I'm curious about that sound. |
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Post by Zee on Apr 29, 2016 0:00:11 GMT
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Post by snorkelers on Apr 29, 2016 0:00:59 GMT
We just had a nest in our planter on our deck. They are such cute babies. They look like small pigeons. They are a taupe color with a few darker spots here and there on their bodies. They have a coo sound sort of like an owl. It was so cool watching the whole nesting process.
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Apr 29, 2016 0:16:08 GMT
There it is! Thank you much for the clarification! Interesting that they mention Prince's song even though it's "cry" not "fly", but I was inquiring on what it sounds like when doves fly, so that's pretty cool. And I've had that song stuck in my head for days. |
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Post by librarylady on Apr 29, 2016 0:28:36 GMT
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Post by melanell on Apr 29, 2016 0:41:26 GMT
Your description in the OP sounded spot on to me. My biggest aggravation with mourning doves is that the ones around here don't fly off when you approach them in a car. They wait until the very last second to fly away, and they don't put in any effort to be quick about the flying, either. I'm always convinced I'm going to hit one.
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Post by femalebusiness on Apr 29, 2016 1:14:40 GMT
I have a pair of doves that have nested in a hanging planter on the patio. This is the second year. They are so tame that my husband gets the babies, after they are feathered, and plays with them. The momma doesn't even blink as she knows we won't hurt them. The mama follows my husband around the yard when she is not tending her babies. I love listening to them coo. It is such a beautiful sound.
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