Bird Watching: "not hooked up?"

Yesterday I remarked on a lone mourning dove that has dominated my bird feeder for the last few days. I thought it might have lost its partner and was therefore in mourning. My wife and partner had another idea.

"Maybe the dove is a teenager and not hooked up yet."

I hadn't thought of that. What do you think?

Photo by GH

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