Amid spring’s profusion of birdsong, one of the most iconic voices is that of the mourning dove. It’s a familiar sound, in which an opening note swells into a higher second syllable, then ...

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The wings of this dove are long and pointed, allowing it to efficiently maintain flight speeds of up to 55 miles per hour. The wings make a whistling sound when the bird takes flight.

Mourning doves are the most common game bird in the U.S., a recent fall population estimated at 350 million. Hunting is said to harvest about 15% of that number. Minnesota reinstated a dove ...

From cardinals to the tufted titmouse, no special equipment is necessary to spot these birds at your Florida home.

Southeast Colorado commonly holds temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above the northern Front Range, and when it comes to doves, a bird that packs bags early once temperatures cools, it’s an area ...

Dove’s field, called “forensic ornithology,” continues to play an important role in aviation safety, even as technology improves and new challenges arise. Climate change is one of those challenges.

The crow had a better grip on the other dove, pecking the bird repeatedly. In the end, both doves got away, although the extent of their injuries wasn't immediately clear.

The irony was too much: When Pope Francis and two children released two white "peace doves" at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City on Sunday, the doves were immediately attacked by other birds ...