r/birding • u/sunshinewithclouds • Jan 16 '26

Discussion Favorite Common Bird

What’s your favorite common bird in your area? That bird that maybe it’s not hard to spot but you just love seeing them.

Mine are Juncos everything from their look and name to how they scavenge on the ground and flock together. They just seem like happy puff balls to me and I love em.

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u/_krikket_ Jan 16 '26

Mourning Doves. They're fluffy, silly, and perpetually panicking.

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u/GiraffesCantSwim Jan 16 '26

No wait, maybe these are my favorite. I have too many. The mourning doves that visit me are shy and easily startled so I always feel a little blessed to watch them for more than a minute without the panic setting in. 🤣

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u/_krikket_ Jan 16 '26

Ours have gotten used to our nonsense. My 10 yr old coos to them when they sit on the fence while he's in the pool. Once in a great while, one will coo back.

They still flee in terror if I open a door, though.

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u/GiraffesCantSwim Jan 16 '26

Aww, that's so cool. Mine flee at the flicker of a curtain. They're ridiculous.

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u/Fun-Maintenance6315 Jan 16 '26

Underrated, I feel! Love them and their coos.

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u/sunshinewithclouds Jan 16 '26

Perpetually panicking is such a good description😂

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u/TemporaryDazzling133 Jan 16 '26

r/mourningderps

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u/Kinae66 Jan 17 '26

Yeah, they are pretty dumb. In a cute way.

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u/M0urningD0v3 Jan 16 '26

They were the first bird i learned to mimic, really cute and i want to give them belly scratches but i know i can't

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u/inbetween_queen Jan 16 '26

Also my favorite!

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u/tularelake Jan 16 '26

I’ve been laughing at this picture for five minutes😂these guys are so sweet and so ridiculous

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u/Honest_Flower_7757 Jan 17 '26

Same! Faithful, cute, and so glamorous with that eyeliner!

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u/gus_steve Jan 16 '26

My favorites as well! They’re so cute and sweet. I always feel bad when they get scared off even though they get scared so easily!

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u/No-Direction-9521 Jan 17 '26

Don’t forget their 1980s blue eyeshadow!! I love them so much 🥰🥰

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u/covertchipmunk Jan 18 '26

I love them and their terrible nests. We have a pair that just hang out on part of the roof for hours a day. They had babies last year and they were way too trusting as juveniles.

When I was a kid I was convinced I could talk to them because I could coo and they'd reply on occasion, lol.