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Today's Bird- the Mourning Dove

Also Called "Turtle Doves" and "Rain Doves"

By Lightning Bolt ⚡Published 9 months ago Updated 8 months ago 1 min read
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~~🐦🐦🐦‍⬛🪶"We must combine the toughness of the serpent with the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart." — Martin Luther King, Jr.

________________

"Cooooo-OOO-woo-woo-whooooo!"

sings the unmated male, then

Loyal Forever

_____________Bolt

For another bird, click below.

Haikunature poetry

About the Creator

Lightning Bolt ⚡

Bolt aka Bill, a bizarre bisexual bipolar alliterative epileptic Taco Bell Futurist 🌮 a sexy ♒ Aquarian oddball with an erratic brain🧠author of comedy, poetry, sci fi, & horror.

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  • Mother Combs9 months ago

    This is one of my dad's favorite birds. Love the haiku <3

  • Awww, they're loyal. Loved your poem!

  • Beautiful 🕊️😊

  • James Clough9 months ago

    The male's call sounds unique. Wonder what Loyal Forever and Bolt have to do with it?

  • Seema Patel9 months ago

    Lots of mourning dove cooing this time of the year..

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