We have doves--
They are ring-necked doves, not mourning doves, as I'd thought from their constant, wistful cooing. Mourning doves, by the way, are also called turtledoves, as anyone who loves a good old English ballad has heard of. But our doves are not those. They have finally become bold enough to visit the feeding station on the back porch, but are still very shy when it comes to any attempt to get close, so these had to be photographed through the old class door, and all its scratches. There is something a... Sign in to see full entry.