The Doves of Tybee

OK, the number 1 thing I love about living on Tybee Island, today is...the doves. Every morning I wake up to a soft, coo, coo, coo. It's not an abrasive sound like one hears from crows, or even a noisy wild flapping of pigeons. There's just something about the sound of doves that is peaceful and gentle and evokes a desire to rest. I read recently that doves are very different from pigeons, even though they are in the same family. Pigeons will thrive in a noisy, chaotic place, like Trafalgar square in London --- doves will not. They will leave, choosing to live only where there is an absense of strife. I think that pretty much says it all about Tybee: the dove's stay.