how to feed doves?

[minster9]

  I built a bird feeder years ago that I recently put back up with a couple refinements to hold it. The base is about 8"x12"x1" deep made from untreated 1/2"x1" hardwood w/2" wide supports running up from each end with gentle angles cut on top to accomodate a sheet of heavy copper folded down over the ends. Well,the chicadees,cardinals,sparrows,all the "little" birdies love it. I mounted it onto a steel bar I drove into the ground so the feeder is about 5 ft. above ground. Land-based critters can't get into it. I installed a lid from a wok onto the 1" bar halfway up it. It's about 14" dia & shaped like a dome. heh,heh,heh And then a big morning dove landed on top the roof of it & stayed there for about 15-20 mins. (morning/mourning?) and it dawned on me that the poor critter couldn't get into the feeder. And it sat sat patiently on the roof of it for what seemed eternity before it flew away. It's COLD here (10F) last night & a couple inches of snow. Any way to appease the doves without inviting bluejays or any other larger and/or more aggessive birds?

[justDIY]

if you open it up big enough for stupid pigeons/doves to get in, they'll sit there all day long eating and crapping in the food.  build a separate feeder for them if you want.  personally I'd rather watch the song birds

[minster9]

  I figured something out easily enough. I swept a clear spot on the walkway & scattered some seed. The doves pigged out on it,as did the squirrels. They just have to watch out for the neighbors cats!