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Message of the Mourning Dove Transcript-785
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Message of the Mourning Dove
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[Mourning Dove cooing]
The Mourning Dove was named for the male’s gentle voice. The dove’s mellow cooing, to us, may sound forlorn.
[Mourning Dove cooing; repeat]
But seeing a Mourning Dove evokes anything but sadness. An elegant, slender bird about the size of a robin, the dove is dressed in deerskin brown, dappled on the wings with a few black beauty marks. The male’s breast shimmers with iridescent pink, a fine complement to its bright pink feet – hardly a doleful image. And as the Mourning Dove walks across the lawn, we see that his long tail tapers to a fine point, a jaunty avian swordsman trailing his blade.
Found in open habitats, along the forest edge and in suburbs, these handsome doves are a familiar sight—and sound—throughout much of North America.
[Mourning Dove cooing; repeat]
On a warm, lazy summer afternoon, the Mourning Dove’s voice seems to speak more of serenity than sadness [Crickets calling; Mourning Dove cooing], and of a familiar, peaceful connection to nature.
[Pause]
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Written by Bob Sundstrom
Mourning Dove call provided by The Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Recorded by W.R. Fish.
Ambient recording by Chris Peterson.
Producer: John Kessler
Executive Producer: Chris Peterson
© 2009 Tune In to Nature.org Revised 5-08 For July 09 and July 09
ID# 071106MODOKPLU
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