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| Question about Pets:Bird watchers. I took these pictures of a Mourning Dove. He was one among several normal doves.? |
Humor, this dove's eyes are wide awake. I see no dischange around the ceres and no dove would produce enough discharge to make its back and wing feathers look like that.
It's wing/back looks like it must have been bare at some time or another, and the feather quills are starting to grow back. Same thing for its head. My guess is it got attacked by something or injured in some way, and now it is just recovering. Trust me, I've had injured birds before.
If it was infested with feather lice, mites, etc., badly enough, it could cause feather damage, and give the bird problems re-growing feathers. I doubt this is the problem, for wild doves and pigeons keep themselves very clean, so they wouldn't normally have a big problem with bugs. Another thing, is wild doves also have a very good immune system compared to domesticated ones. They are built to live in harsh conditions whether it be rain, sleet, snow, hail, or droughts - so the likelihood of a wild mourning dove getting a upper respiretory infection isn't very likely.
Hope that helped :]
- Becky
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