{"id":123016,"date":"2024-03-07T04:28:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T11:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=123016"},"modified":"2025-05-08T07:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T12:54:11","slug":"mourning-dove-calls-sounds-of-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/03\/07\/mourning-dove-calls-sounds-of-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Mourning Dove Calls – Sounds Of Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"

While I was sitting at my desk yesterday afternoon, when the sun was shining a bit, I heard one of the sounds of spring: Mourning Dove calls outside my window.<\/p>\n

\"AdultAdult Mourning Dove on an old fence rail \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

My living room window was closed, but the call was close. The doves must have been sitting right outside the window. I didn’t get up to look at the doves because I didn’t want to frighten them. Instead, I sat still and enjoyed their soft, unmistakable calls.<\/p>\n

It did get relatively warm yesterday afternoon, with temperatures above the 50-degree mark, so it felt like spring had arrived. The days are getting longer, and temperatures are on the rise. It is no wonder the doves are calling and singing<\/span><\/a> again.<\/p>\n

\"MourningMourning Dove on an old lichen encrusted fence \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The Mourning Doves didn’t stay outside my window for all that long but their calls were a gentle reminder that the seasons are changing.<\/p>\n

I see Mourning Doves here in Utah year round along with Eurasian Collared-Doves. They show up under the feeders and eat what the other birds knock down to the ground.<\/p>\n

I’m excited about the changes that this spring will bring!<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Mourning Dove photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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