birdingbydoxxx Elvis the Mourning DoveWhere: Mississauga, Ontario Date: 2026-02-06 11AM Gear: Sony A6700 + Tamron 150-500mmView original on lemmy.ca77Comments3
EEtterra discuss.online1Hide 1 replyDo mourning doves remind anyone else of loon calls or am I just crazy?3
MMouselemming replysh.itjust.worksHere's a selection of loon calls. https://loon.org/the-call-of-the-loon/ I'd say the fourth one, the cooing, is closest to a mourning dove. The long wail has the mournful quality but is much louder. The loony-laughing tremolo is a whole different thing. Here's a quick coo from a mourning dove. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AOZmkZ72ISI It's also got a bit of the wing sound, which to me always sounds like they're panicking about whether they're really able to fly. I agree that they're both different from twittering or tweeting birds in a similar way.3
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Do mourning doves remind anyone else of loon calls or am I just crazy?
Here's a selection of loon calls.
https://loon.org/the-call-of-the-loon/
I'd say the fourth one, the cooing, is closest to a mourning dove. The long wail has the mournful quality but is much louder. The loony-laughing tremolo is a whole different thing.
Here's a quick coo from a mourning dove.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AOZmkZ72ISI
It's also got a bit of the wing sound, which to me always sounds like they're panicking about whether they're really able to fly.
I agree that they're both different from twittering or tweeting birds in a similar way.