The calendar says that summer has just begun, but that is not the calendar that counts. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has just finished filling in the blanks on the 2017-18 hunting calendar, ...

Aug. 28—AUSTIN — A rainy spring and early summer led to a good nesting season through most of the state and near record high populations of mourning and white-wing doves across large portions of Texas ...

HAMLIN, Texas -- It was well after daylight on Sept. 1 when the white-winged doves began flying. The sky was a brilliant West Texas blue. The waves of birds descending on the sunflower seeds reminded ...

I have a love-hate attitude about white-winged doves in my yard. I hate the burly doves for perching on bird feeders to the detriment of smaller songbirds. And I loathe the way they displaced dainty, ...

About 20 years ago, keen observers of birds and wildlife noticed a new species of dove in West Alabama. The Eurasian collared dove is now a common sight throughout much of the state. Now there may be ...

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I was startled though not surprised to see a white-winged dove in my backyard in The Woodlands. Startled because I'd never before seen this traditionally South Texas dove in my neighborhood. Not ...

Dove season opens Sept. 2, giving shotgunners their first big wingshooting test for the upcoming hunting seasons. If you can consistently hit doves on the wing, you are an advanced shotgunner. Ducks ...

A rare white-winged dove has been spotted in Bermuda. Andrew Dobson, president of the Audubon Society, said: “The native range of the white-winged dove is the Southwestern United States through Mexico ...

FORT SILL, Okla., July 21, 2016 -- Doves love birdseed. But they don't fit too well on tube bird feeders because the perches are too narrow. So I scatter seed on the ground for them, and at times I'll ...

Living in an urban apartment complex, you learn to appreciate the sparse wildlife around you. Lately, I’ve taken notice of the local pigeons and doves. The more attention you grant these commonplace ...