This is a Mourning Dove which is our native dove. The other common dove to be seen here at Dallas Retirement Village is a Eurasian Collared-Dove, a non-native introduced species. They are easy to tell apart, the Mourning Dove lacks the black collar on the neck of the Eurasian Collared-Dove. In addition, the Mourning Dove is a light tan color, and the Eurasian Collared- Dove is a light grey color. In general, the Eurasian Collared-Dove is seen more often here at DRV, so we were surprised and pleased when we saw four Mourning Doves together the day took this photo on December 24th here at DRV.
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