As I was leaving the house I noticed these doves sitting closely together on top of my leafless arbor. I grabbed the camera and got a couple of shots from inside the house. I then walked to the front of the birds and took a shot, took a couple of steps and then took another shot. I kept moving closer until they finally became agitated. I am not sure what kind they are, but I was thinking maybe young Turtle Doves. I did not see a ring, but they are quite large and very silver on the breast area. Tex, I know you have access to a lot of information, so if you figure it out, post it in comments so we will all know.
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Those are doves, but not Turtle Doves. I'm pretty sure they are Mourning Doves. The one on the left looks like a juvenile (squab), but it's hard to tell.
http://www.passporttotexas.com/birds/aug.html
They both appeared to be juvenile to me and approximately the same age. But the color and size confused me. I am not very knowlegible about doves.
They are Inca Doves or Spanish Doves. They are found a differant spices than the Mourning Dove and are the smallest dove.
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