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Vinnie Laraway Inner circle 1272 Posts |
Hey guys... Jack has been cooing up a storm lately, and I have noticed that he has been "Cooing in a 2 syllable verse while lowering and raising the head" and "laughing"... LOL... I found this video for the first cooing noise:
http://home.comcast.net/~gws_1963/Pied_Dove_Coo_2.wmv Is the laughing one normal? LOL... Thanks guys! -Vinnie |
1906Alpha1906 Special user North Cacky Lack 516 Posts |
Yes, the "laughing" is normal....Sounds to me like you have a healthy Male dove. The females coo also, and also do the "laughing", but when the females coo, the don't bow, they just starighten up in a leaning forward fashion and most of the time flicker the wings (although the males do it too during mating season). The bowing of the head, and puffing of the chest is a "dance" to entice the female to say "Hey, look at me, I am big and strong" (haha) Females will "laugh" more than the males but males do it also, just not as often. From reading your post, I suspect you only have one dove? So, you are the companion for him. Its spring time, and he is getting anxious is all, but he'll be fine *smile*. If he is a young dove, he is probably just 'coming of age', and learning. Here is something to try that is kind of fun too. Take a recording of different dove sounds, and play it over and over again through a speaker, and just watch the look that Jack will give. His head will tilt to the side, and he may begin to sing along with it. Keeps him from getting lonely too much too when you are away.
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Vinnie Laraway Inner circle 1272 Posts |
Thanks man!!
Yes, I only have one dove, Jack, but would sure love to get him a lovely gal! *Smile* ... Yeah, I am going to try to convince my parents to let me get another one... LOL, When I was listning to the dove sounds on the computer, jack was singing along with them... That made me laugh! But yeah, thanks for the news! I learned something new! -Vinnie |
1906Alpha1906 Special user North Cacky Lack 516 Posts |
Cool.....and hey, if you get a female...you might as well get ready to get a big aviary!! I started off a long time ago with just two doves, and wound up with 12 within a little over a year! Just be careful what you ask for...*haha*
Good Luck with everything! |
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