Texas
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
(L 11.5" WS 19" Wt 5 oz)
Harlingen Arroyo
Texas
31Oct10
Managing is like holding a dove in your
hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it,
not hard enough and it flies away.
hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it,
not hard enough and it flies away.
(Tommy Lasorda)
40-70 million/yr shot by hunters
but population remains abundant.
but population remains abundant.
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
Macroura in Greek means
long-tailed.
long-tailed.
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