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Doves - mating habits

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gaia | 18:40 Sun 29th May 2005 | Animals & Nature
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Can anyone tell me the mating habits of doves?

  
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In North America, Mourning Doves are monogamous. Furthermore, some of these pairs stay on as couples thru the winter. After finding a mate, the male initates the nest selection site. Nest construction takes over ten hours and covers a span of three to four days. The female generally lay two small, white eggs in an open nest. Incubation lasts 14 to 15 days. Both the male and the female share incubating and the feeding of the babies.

Mourning doves have the longest breeding season of all North American birds. They can often have three broods in one season.  (Source http://www.shgresources.com/wi/symbols/symbolpeace/ )

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