Comments on: Wedding Doves

By: Irma Dugger

Irma Dugger — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:37:57 +0000

My husband passed away 2 wks. ago & a wk. before he asked me what kind of bird was pecking on the window for 2 wks. I said, “I don’t know” & he looked & said it’s a Dove. It pecked for 2 wks. before & then after my husband passed, he has came back just one time.
I feel like this is a sign from God, because we were married 50 yrs. I’ve been so heart broken & crying every day. I read about this maybe on another page, but had to write it. Irma
P.S. Where I learn this was from my Mother, my brother died at 4 yrs. old & she told me the dove did this then.

By: David

David — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:04:48 +0000

I train my white doves for a good period before i use them for any services, i make sure that they can make it home to their lofts, i have had pigeons since i was eleven & feel terrible when one does not make it back home ;(

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:15:51 +0000

sorry….can’t stop laughing over this one. thanks — you brightened my night. LOL

By: Susie Johnson

Susie Johnson — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 01:49:08 +0000

I attended a funeral service at Greenwood Cemetery in Lower Burrell, PA about three years ago. A “dove” release was done while the Josh Grobin song “You Raise Me Up” played. As the doves were circling around one of the last ones was a straggler and out of a high pine tree a hawk comes zooming down and hits the dove, blood and feathers flying through the air and it lands on a grave. I think we all gasped and were speechless. My husband talked to the dove aka pigeon handler and he said it happens often. I pray I never attend another funeral with a dove/pigeon release. Can you imagine that happening at a wedding?!? OMG!

By: vtleslie

vtleslie — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:53:42 +0000

I used to volunteer with a wildlife rescuer here in Vermont. We had a couple of non releasable white doves that were found loose, but were non-native and would have died during the winter. The reputable types use white pigeons that are hardy for the climate where they are being released, but the less reputable will actually use doves, even if they can’t survive. Sigh… Unfortunately, the people holding the affairs don’t know to ask the right questions

By: Kate St. John

Kate St. John — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:51:57 +0000

Solid colors (all one color without any pattern) are not normal on the original wild rock pigeons so I’m sure they had to be bred to get solid white.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:48:42 +0000

Do you know there were originally white Pigeons in the wild or if they had to be bred them in captivity to get all-white pigeons?

By: J

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:37:18 +0000

I actually saw a story on WTAE news last year about a wayward White Dove that was hanging around a yard in Westmoreland county (I think). The property owners were able to get in touch with the owner and who came and collected the bird.

Also, I’ve often wonderred if people would risk releasing Doves at Heinz chapel as you would think there’d be a chance one of them might get picked off by a hungry Peregrine.

By: Marge VanTassel`

Marge VanTassel` — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:44:55 +0000

I like your theory, Kate, and it certainly makes sense!!
At one church (First United Methodist) in Leechburg a man comes to the church at either a special service regarding Pentecost or for one of the children’s vacation bible study days, walks around and lets a few children or teenagers touch/pet the dove, then plays a tape and releases the doves. It is lovely/serene to watch them circle slowly then head out.
Thanks for this interesting article/post : ) as always you touch on such a fine variety of nature related occurences or subjects.