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Show The dove not so loving Mourning doves, contrary to ancient myth, are not shy, retiring, or an appropriate ap-propriate symbol of universal good. During mating season, the dove is an agressive bird. They are quick to battle wilh other of (heir kind, especially male in n'.a'e Doves generally lay Iao white egj;s per cluch nest Bnth male and female take turns incubating the cluch The eggs hatch in 15 days The young doves eat regurgitated "pigeon milk", a lumpy, cottage-cheese cottage-cheese tpe of partialis digested food The young eal this by inserting their beaks into a corner of the parent s beak. Before the young doves lease the nest, they are being fed seeds and insects. in-sects. The soft, fluttering coo .coo, cooah, coo has given the dove its popular name. This call is not only a mating call but also a warning sound to tell rivals of that doves' territory. |