Mourning Dove Egg

KO-407 $23.00

(Acrylic stand included)

The mourning dove is a game bird, the most hunted in North America. Birds that aren't killed by hunters may still die as a result of consuming fallen lead shot. Yet, the species numbers in the hundreds of millions, its numbers kept healthy by a pair's producing up to 6 broods a year (2 eggs per clutch). It sometimes nests in trees or shrubs over an old nest. It will also nest above traffic lights or on ledges of houses. Mourning doves produce "pigeon milk" in their crops; this extremely nutritious substance is fed to the young. View our North American Bird Egg Collection.

As with all Bone Clones® products, only the finest casting materials are used to cast our North American bird egg series. Our expert artists paint each with meticulous care to match the eggs that were used in the casting process. Each egg is hand painted with permanent dyes and sealed with a resistant coating that makes it ideal for handling, study, teaching, as well as for display. In nature, eggs vary from region to region as well as from bird to bird. The colors and patterns used were determined by the egg used as well as reference material to find a happy medium that would be representative of the species.