Journaling reads: Mourning doves usually are not seen so close to the house. But since moving the bird feeders from the yard to the deck they come to find the seed that falls from the feeders onto the ground. Every once in awhile, they even come onto the deck flooring to get the misplaced seed. Once in a while I see them on the deck railing just beneath the bird feeders. But, mostly, they are down on the ground under the feeders. They are very skittish, and if they see me watching from the kitchen window they fly off to a nearby tree, cooing frantically as they fly off. I love hearing their cooing noises. 2/28/24