Cat-napped

For about the last three or four years there has been a pair of doves who have been around. They both are great fat things and really enjoy their grub. They were a really devoted couple. Where you saw one, the other was not far away.
A couple of days ago we came in and found some feathers on the back patio, quite obviously from one of the doves. There was no other sign of the bird, just a few feathers. I looked around but could not find any trace of it.
Now every time I look out of the back window I see one very lost looking dove on its own.
Poor little thing…very sad.