Mourning Dove: "Anting"

Sunset Park, Las Vegas, NV.

4/8/06

Anting: "In passive anting, a bird squats among a group of ants with its wings (and sometimes tail) feathers spread, and lets ants run in and out of the feathers and over its body. Anting is thought to help in the control of ectoparasites, but is not well understood." Source: Handbook of Bird Biology, 2nd Ed. 2004.

Eurasian-collared Dove

Seen at IH 10 Rest Stop

West of Ozona, TX

3/11/05

Inca Dove

Frontera Audubon Society Sanctuary Weslaco, TX

7/8/06

Common Ground-Dove

Sable Palm Audubon Sanctuary, Brownsville, TX

6/18/05

Common Ground-Dove

Ft. Desoto State Park, St. Petersburg, FL

4/28/05 - Note difference in bill color.

Band-tailed Pigeon

Cave Creek Trail

Portal, AZ.

5/10/07

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