Flocks of these doves, with large white wing patches, and short square-ended tails, are a common sight in summer in many areas near the Mexican border. Polytypic. Length 11". A little larger than ...

It's traditionally been the white dove that symbolizes peace, but in a region devastated by conflict, there's a different bird that's bringing people together.

Symbolically, hawks represent aggression while doves represent peace. I saw why recently, when a Cooper’s hawk flew in and ...