smittyone@cox.net Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 They don't look like the Mourning Doves I'm used to seeing. They seem smaller, darker, and browner. They were seen this afternoon at Saint Mary's Island WMA, south of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 (edited) These are young Mourning Doves with those scaled upperparts and white on the face. Edited June 11, 2020 by akandula 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smittyone@cox.net Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 Thank you. Why would only one have the light face markings? Is the other slightly older? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 8 hours ago, smittyone@cox.net said: Thank you. Why would only one have the light face markings? Is the other slightly older? That’s what I would say. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Simple variation The time between hatching of the two eggs in Mourning Dove nests varies by only 48 hours at the most, nowhere near enough to create this much difference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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