U.K. turtle dove populations are on the rise thanks to a recent hunting ban, according to the Guardian. Over the past 30 years, the turtle dove population in the U.K. had plummeted by 98%. A Western ...

Bay Area birders are aflutter over the recent sighting of a rare species of turtle dove only spotted on two previous occasions in the state of California, according to reports in the Mercury News and ...

An Oriental turtle-dove is photographed through a scope perched in a tree at the corner of Colorado Avenue and Higgins Place around 11 a.m. on Feb. 7, 2022. Photo by Magali Gauthier. A bird sighted ...

The cultural stories attached to the turtle dove are so complicated, so varied, that you could well imagine them framing one of those riddles you find inside a Christmas cracker. ‘Which bird, named ...

Between snowy winters and holiday songs, many animals come to mind during Christmas. There are polar bears wearing Santa hats and red-nosed reindeer pulling Santa’s sleigh. Turtle doves and the ...