Hope's Corner: My Neighborhood Birds Are a Real Hoot

Hope's Corner: My Neighborhood Birds Are a Real Hoot

Mourning doves have returned to the ‘hood for the season. One was sitting on the roof, sending out a message on bird social media. I cooed back at him, or her. I do not know what I said, but the dove flew off. I now have had a mourning dove swipe left on me. There were also grackles in the front yard trying their best to be melodic. Mostly it sounded like they were choking on crabapples. Or commenting upon my empty suet feeders. “Ack!” is less o…