Day 217: Mourning Dove (Zenaidura macroura) is not common in my yard although each year I have a few. The gentle call of this bird could be mistaken for an owl-hoot, "Oo-oo-oooo, oo-oo-oooo," sometimes with two softer syllables preceding it. It is not a large bird (not as large as a pigeon), but often gives the appearance of being rather rotund due to the perching position in which it pulls its head down into its shoulders and puffs out its chest. In flight, it is slender with a tail which comes to a point. Its diet is more selective than a pigeon's, preferring to forage on the ground for seed.
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