Mourning Dove

[karbon]

Hello Hivers
Mourning Dove

Often seen along powerlines, or on fence tops, but they feed on the ground. They have a pouch, that is an enlargement of the esophagus, called a crop, in which they store....

seeds. Once it is full they fly back up to a perch and digest the meal.
It is one of the the most abundant birds in North America with an ....

estimate of 350 million, and one of the longest living birds, with one recording an age of over 30 years old.

Thank you to Cornell Lab of Ornithology for the map.

Thanks to Oiseaux.net for the map.
Check out birds on my You Tube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcfhiLmXfFsbs2S9O2gi-1w

Comments

[melinda010100]

Nice to see their range on a world map! Lovely photos! I don't think I knew about their crop

[karbon]

Yes, @ewkaw suggested it to me...good idea..... I didn't know about the crop either....Thanks for your support!!

[ewkaw]

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[karbon]

Thank you!