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revised for Brian's contest

pitch black sky leaves whipped up wing whistle coo 4/18/2021 Mourning Doves are known for their gentle cooing sounds. The air rushing through these special feathers makes them vibrate and create sound (kind of like a kazoo). The noise is called a wing whistle, and it's part of the Mourning Dove's natural alarm system. What does it mean when you see a mourning dove?

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Paghunda Zahid

Date: 5/4/2021 6:47:00 PM

A good one... Indeed it is sweet

Joanna Daniel

Date: 4/21/2021 6:44:00 AM

Such a wonderful haiku, Eve, soft and sweet:)

Judy Ball

Date: 4/20/2021 8:57:00 PM

Lovely Eve. I have always liked mourning doves but my mom used to say if you saw one it meant someone was going to die. I have never noticed anything like that aboout them. Great job and love the pic. God Bless, JB

Eve Roper
Date: 4/20/2021 9:01:00 PM

If that was true , there would be a lot of people I know dead. It was dark last night with the clouds covering the moon, and the wind was being sassy and cold, but you could still hear the doves cooing back and forth.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 4/20/2021 8:23:00 AM

Lovely imagery Eve, I noticed its closed too, Tom

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 4/20/2021 8:16:00 AM

Quite an imagination. I think the contest is closed now.