Gene Jarvis: Wood Dove

Artist: Gene Jarvis
1921 - 1990
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1984
Image Size: 9.5 by 9 inches
Overall Size: 12.75 by 12.5 inches
Medium: Pen and Ink on Hot Press Illustration Board

This small, graceful species of pigeon sporting a pointed rather than square or rounded tail, is often called a dove. Although there is no other sharp distinction between pigeons and doves, it is the gentle dove which has become the time-honored symbol of tenderness, love and peace. And it is the dove, rather than the pigeon, which stirs the emotions of man. Eleven to twelve inches long the Wood Dove is a stocky bird. It is brown above and a delicate red wine color below. Its voice is a mournful "coo-coo" reminiscent of its close relative the Mourning Dove. Although the favored habitat is usually open country the Wood Dove gets along with man. It nests in shrubbery and trees at low or moderate elevations, depositing two white eggs within the nest. When the young are hatched, they are without plumage and their eyes are closed. They are brooded and fed by both parents until they are able to fly, usually two to three weeks after hatching. Unique to the family of doves and pigeons is their ability to drink by sucking. Most birds raise their heads in order to swallow, but doves and pigeons can happily drink their fill without ever removing their beaks from the water. Their diet normally consists of seeds, fruit, berries and some insects. There are two hundred eighty-nine species in the family of pigeons and doves and they can be found throughout the world in temperate and tropical regions.

This artwork was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the Barbados Wood Dove stamp issued August 7, 1979.

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