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Birds > Doves Mourning DoveLike all birds, Mourning Doves are unable to sweat, so to stay cool during hot weather, they pant just like a dog. Panting requires the doves to drink a great deal of water due the excessive loss of moisture to evaporation.
Birds > Doves White-winged DoveThey are one of the few species of birds that drink by sucking up their water instead of taking a bill full of water and letting it trickle down their throat. It can suck up its total daily requirement in less than 20 seconds.
Birds > Doves Rock PigeonRock Pigeons (aka Rock Dove or pigeon) are believed to have been the first bird to be domesticated by man. Evidence suggests that people were raising them for food in the Middle East as early as 4500 B.C.
Birds > Doves Band-tailed PigeonThe Band-tailed Pigeon will either breed along the West Coast or in the Southwest and have been known to travel between locations.
How Do You Attract Doves?
Shop Online Store Locator *Contact your local Wild Birds Unlimited Store for product availability. Some products are species specific and not carried at all stores.× No-Mess Blend CC Shop Online Store LocatorOur No-Mess Blend CC has no shells, so there’s no mess. 100% edible.
Our unique No-Mess Blend CC bird seed features seeds that have had their shells removed so only the meat of the seed is left. No hulls on the seeds makes for tidier feeding, since there’s no debris on the ground to clean up. Pound for pound, our No-Mess Blend CC bird seed offers the best value because you do not pay for uneaten seed waste. The birds eat everything.
No-Mess Blend CC includes sunflower chips, hulled white millet, cracked corn and shelled peanuts to appeal to birds that eat at the feeder or on the ground.
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Shop Online Store Locator *Contact your local Wild Birds Unlimited Store for product availability. Some products are species specific and not carried at all stores.× Deluxe Blends Shop Online Store LocatorDeluxe Blend features oil sunflower, white millet, safflower and striped sunflower to create a multi-purpose blend that feeds birds at the feeder and on the ground.
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Shop Online Store Locator *Contact your local Wild Birds Unlimited Store for product availability. Some products are species specific and not carried at all stores.× EcoTough Covered Ground Tray Shop Online Store LocatorOuter Dimensions: 18¼” x 16½” x 9½” Removable tray: 13¼” x 8″
Attract a variety of birds with an EcoTough® Covered Ground Feeder. The roof protects the birds and food from the elements. The perforated metal bottom keeps the seed dry and lifts out for easy cleaning. The removable screen bottom is treated with EcoClean® Antimicrobial Product Protection, providing 24/7 product protection. Our EcoTough feeders are made of recycled plastic and won’t crack, fade or rot. EcoTough feeders are good for the birds, good for the environment and good for you.
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Shop Online Store Locator *Contact your local Wild Birds Unlimited Store for product availability. Some products are species specific and not carried at all stores.× EcoTough Classic Bird Feeder Shop Online Store LocatorTwo perches Capacity: 3 qts Dimensions: 9½” x 11¾” x 13¼”
Imagine a wood-free bird feeder that actually looks like wood! Our EcoTough® Classic won’t crack, fade or rot. The Classic has curved ends so you can see birds feeding on both sides at the same time. Perch drains allow seed to drop out of the feeder for ground-feeding birds to eat, and angled perches let empty seed hulls be blown away by the wind. The removable screen bottom is treated with EcoClean® Antimicrobial Product Protection, providing 24/7 product protection.
The EcoTough Classic Feeder can be hung, but it does not come with the hanging wire to do so. We recommend that this feeder be pole mounted due to its weight (7 lbs. unfilled) and size. If a tree were to hold this feeder, it would have to be a very sturdy tree.
EcoTough feeders and houses are environmentally friendly, high quality products that are made from recycled plastic. These feeders and houses prevent used plastics from making their way into our landfills.
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Shop Online Store Locator *Contact your local Wild Birds Unlimited Store for product availability. Some products are species specific and not carried at all stores.× EcoTough Catch-A-Seed Tray Bird Feeder Shop Online Store LocatorDimensions: 2¾” x 16″ x 20″
Make the most of your birdseed with an EcoTough® Catch-a-Seed Tray. For use with pole-mounted bird feeders, it prevents seed from falling to the ground. It keeps your yard nice and clean, and it serves as a second bird feeder. Perforated metal sheets in the bottom of the tray can be lifted out for easy cleaning. If you’re adding a Catch-a-Seed Tray to an APS setup, you must also purchase an APS Catch-a-Seed Tray Feeder Flange.
EcoTough feeders and houses are environmentally friendly, high quality products that are made from recycled plastic, keeping used plastics from making their way into our landfills. EcoTough feeders and houses won’t rot, crack, fade or warp like wood can.
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Shop Online Store Locator *Contact your local Wild Birds Unlimited Store for product availability. Some products are species specific and not carried at all stores.× APS Basic Setup – Mounting Shop Online Store LocatorOur exclusive, patented Advanced Pole System® (APS) Basic Setup is the perfect beginning to your ultimate bird feeding, housing and/or watering station designed to meet your own individual needs.
Just twist the 3-foot base pole into the ground using the convenient corkscrew auger. Next slide the Stabilizer onto the base pole and push into the ground (Tests show the stabilizer holds the pole straight in up to 35 MPH wind gusts). Add the extension pole and dual flange (specially-designed to mount birdfeeders or houses), and then top it with a bird house or with a hopper feeder.
Includes:
- 36″ base pole
- 36″ extension pole
- two-piece large stabilizer
- dual-mount flange
Also, be sure to shop through our other bird feeding supplies to complement all your bird feeding needs.
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APS Basic Setup - Mounting Shop NowOther Info About Them
Do They Migrate?
Doves and Pigeons are predominantly non-migratory, year-round residents throughout much of their range, but will move north for breeding.
What Foods Do They Eat?
Cracked corn, white millet, oil sunflower, safflower, Bark Butter®
Where Do They Nest?
Nests just about anywhere: ground, bush, tree, etc. Will not use a nest box but may use a nesting shelf.
What Do They Look Like?
Male and female plumage are similar. No seasonal plumage changes. Juvenile plumage is similar to adults.
Dove Range Maps
Mourning Dove 
White-winged Dove 
Rock Pigeon 
Band-tailed Pigeon Maps provided by Birds of North America Online. Maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
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