Last spring, my next-door neighbor and I were blessed with the miracle of mourning dove life. My pair nested in the fork of two limbs in a backyard pyracantha bush, just above eye level. My neighbor’s ...

DEAR JOAN: For three days in a row now, I have watched a pair of mourning doves build a nest, then destroy it by dropping on the ground and flying off. Next day, there is a repeat of their actions.

DEAR JOAN: A pair of cooing mourning doves are building their nest on our patio table. I love all our birds and am torn between cleaning it up and waiting for nature’s show. There is a big problem ...

Mourning Doves Take Over Man’s Shoes and Sweetly Build a Nest in Them originally appeared on PetHelpful. Do you enjoy having birds nest in your yard? Most of us do, but Instagrammer Kristin Merron ...

mourning dove perched on a tree branch - Hayleigh Haid/Getty Images Mourning doves have a unique mix of brown and gray colors with black spots on their wings and pointed feathers on their tails. They ...

A few years ago I was at a friend’s home on Timson Hill. He led me into a bedroom and pointed through the window to a spruce tree just on the other side of the glass. On the flat branch of the needle ...

DEAR JOAN: I am writing in response to Gina’s letter about doves nesting in her plant. I have a beautiful hanging geranium on my porch that’s probably 5 to 6 years old. Until very late last summer, ...

According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) 2015 Population Status Report, mourning doves are one of the most abundant birds in North America. They occur in all lower 48 states. Biologists ...

Finding a place to live in San Francisco is a tall order, and it’s not much easier for our avian neighbors. For the past month, longtime Mission resident George Lipp has been tracking the trials and ...