Marvelous Mourning Dove Pair On A Branch Stock Photo

The mourning dove Zenaida macroura is a member of the dove family, Columbidae. Mourning doves are light grey and brown and generally muted in color. Males and females are similar in appearance. The species is generally monogamous, with two squabs young per brood. Both parents incubate and care for the young. Mourning doves eat almost exclusively seeds, but the young are fed crop milk by their parents.