Spanish common name: Paloma Aliblanca
Without the white-winged doves, Perote would be a very different place. They wake us in the morning with their incessant cooing; they rigorously patrol the vineyards throughout the day; and they provide some of our very best R-rated entertainment. If you have never seen two doves trying to have sex on a limber twig, you haven't seen anything.
These birds are truly lovers of the pecan grove shade. In the heat of the day they are found high in the branches of the pecan trees and they roost there at night. Although their main food source are tiny seeds they find hidden in the grasses, they absolutely cannot resist a tasty pecan - especially if I crack it open for them.
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