Mourning Doves

I found a pair of Mourning Doves under the wild canary feeder today! They are such delightful birds. Soft grey-y brown color and very shy. I had heard them, it's not hard to notice their soft cooing sound, but had never seen them in my yard before. Some people mistake their sound for owls. But there is a difference, the dove's call is much softer and musical than the owl's sharp hoot.

I like doves, they seem so calm, unlike the wild canaries who flutter and scramble around the feeder. From all the twitching birds clinging to it,you'd think the feeder was electrified. The doves, unperturbed, quietly walk under the feeder and mosey around the butterfly garden. They talk gently to each other and explore by pecking. I am hoping to get a picture of them but right now, they do not trust me at all and fly away as soon as I make an appearance.

I would have never thought that doves would come because I put up a wild canary feeder. I hope they hang around and tell all their dove friends about us. I love these little surprises.