I only ever see a sweet Inca Dove, Columbina inca, in my gardens during winter months. They usually appear as bonded pairs, waddling along the ground while nibbling, or resting together quietly. Sometimes the couples perch side-by-side on low branches of trees, at other times, they relax in partnership on the ground. These two are companionable and comfortable among pebbles and dropped seed in morning sunshine.
Dove love.
My Gardener Says... 
You’re on the same wavelength this morning as Tanja Britton:
https://tanjabrittonwriter.com/2023/02/14/lovey-dovey/
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You’re right–she has some great photos!
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This morning I went to her site to point out the synchronicity but found you’d already done so.
How’s that promising Texas mountain laurel down the street from you coming along?
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I haven’t been by there for a day or two. I’ll try to see it tomorrow.
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Thank you for the mention, Steve! And for following up on it, Tina! 😊
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You’re welcome. Let’s hear it for synchronicities between our two cities.
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This is one of the fun things about blogging, the connections with those who observe in different places, but share events in common.
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I agree. But not everyone follows up.
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I have a pair or two. There are also white-wing doves calling to each other and they sound a lot like Barred Owls.
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I have bunches of White winged doves; not my favorite, though it may be because I have so many. Incas are common around here, just not in my garden.
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Sweet! 💕
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They are really sweet.
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I haven’t seen any Inca doves in forever. I have quite a few mourning doves, and some white-wings, at the feeders. At once of the marinas I visit, there are quite a few ring-necked doves — and someone who’s scattering feed on the ground for them!
I noticed this week that I have a pair of laughing gulls on a dock next to where I’m working. There was a pair last year, too, that I photographed and showed on my blog. I can’t help wondering if it’s the same pair, since they show up at exactly the same time every day, and sit in exactly the same spot. Oddly, there’s a Snowy Egret that sits with them now. I need to take my camera with me this week, since I’ve never seen a Snowy just sitting around on a dock.
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Dove love indeed. We tend to have mourning doves (similar species) throughout the warmer months. Apparently the majority of dove species mate for life. 🙂
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It’s always sweet to observe a pair of bonded birds and their sweet attentions to one another.
If a pair of Inca Doves visited our neighborhood in Colorado Springs, I would dance for joy, and all the birders in our county would come to see them, too. 😊
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