Where: Mississauga, Ontario
Date: 2026-02-06 11AM
Gear: Sony A6700 + Tamron 150-500mm

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[–] 4 points 9 months ago

Wow! the king of rock and roll

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Do mourning doves remind anyone else of loon calls or am I just crazy?

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago*

    Here's a selection of loon calls.

    https://loon.org/the-call-of-the-loon/

    I'd say the fourth one, the cooing, is closest to a mourning dove. The long wail has the mournful quality but is much louder. The loony-laughing tremolo is a whole different thing.

    Here's a quick coo from a mourning dove.

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AOZmkZ72ISI

    It's also got a bit of the wing sound, which to me always sounds like they're panicking about whether they're really able to fly.

    I agree that they're both different from twittering or tweeting birds in a similar way.

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