Are You Mocking Me?

Two mourning doves (photo by Donna Foyle)

Last week Donna Foyle captured two mourning doves having a silent conversation.

They seemed to be sitting together peacefully but their rumpled feathers indicate something is up.

One of them stretched his right leg and tail.

Two mourning doves (photo by Donna Foyle)

The other one stretched, too.

Two mourning doves (photo by Donna Foyle)

But stretching the tail requires raising a wing and wing-raising is an aggressive move among mourning doves.

Uh oh!  Now they’re both upset.

Two mourning doves (photo by Donna Foyle)

“What are you doing?  Are you mocking me?”

 

(photos by Donna Foyle)

2 thoughts on “Are You Mocking Me?

  1. It’s so cold… hardly anyone came to my backyard to be counted this weekend! I have lots of sunflower seed, peanuts, fresh water…

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