We have tons of Mourning Doves around us, and find them to be quite tame and tolerant. They tend to build nests about anywhere, in fact I have a large, flat terra cotta planter that is mounted on the brick right outside the back door. Every year we have Mourning Doves nesting there which amazes me since that door gets a lot of activity and the planter is only about 2 feet from the door itself, and it's at eye level! We all glance over at the mother and babies but never approach or feed them. Mom and babies seem perfectly calm around us. Enjoy your beautiful doves! Marilyn

Hi TJ I looked at the beak but it seems a lot shorter than that of the Dowitcher (a short-billed one at that!). I enlarged the pic a little -does this help? Thanks Shyamala

Thanks to both of you! Here are better views of the same pics: Along the path there was this sign board: I saw all the listed birds that day - here are the others that I didn't post before: White-breasted nuthatch Carolina wren: Yellow-shafted flicker:

Thanks! here is a better view of the same pic: