A Bird Watcher's Guide to Mourning Doves

Book excerpt: If you hear a mourning dove’s gentle cooing, don’t look up—look down. These graceful creatures like to forage for seeds on the ground. They’ve been known to gobble up as many as 17,000 seeds in a sitting! Young bird watchers will be fascinated by the hidden life of these birds including migration habits, habitats, mating rituals, and some awesome adaptations for survival. Their guide to all-things-birds is a young bird watcher, encouraging readers to get outside and try this hobby themselves.