Juvenile Mourning Doves
These two have been hanging out on the deck railing for the past few days. Their parents drop by from time to time and regurgitate food into their mouths. It’s quite entertaining.
juvenile mourning doves
Posted by sean on July 11, 2016
https://sd-stewart.com/2016/07/11/juvenile-mourning-doves/
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hermit the smog
/ July 12, 2016This post is quite entertaining as well.
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birds fly
/ July 12, 2016That’s their own poop they’re sitting in, too. I’d like to capture the regurgitation in a photo but I think it would lose something in the translation to still imagery. Maybe I can get a video recording of it.
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Special K
/ July 13, 2016Even with the poop and vomit, that lovely color-texture combo in their wings is oddly calming. (I guess so, since the pair seems unconcerned about hanging out for an indefinite period where they are.) Birds rule.
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birds fly
/ July 14, 2016Yes! I love their scaled feathers. The texture softens out as they mature, but it’s nice to see while it lasts.
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Anonymous
/ November 29, 2025I noticed the little crest on the left hand juvenile dove. I found one like that in my yard this morning and was surprised that crests on mourning doves were not mentioned online when I did a web search. I was wondering if I had a crested pigeon but there’s a lot of difference.
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sean
/ November 29, 2025Interesting – not sure I noticed that before, but I suspect it’s the result of their adult plumage coming in. Their feathers were looking rather rumpled.
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