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A Dove Story

by AnnMarie
(Michigan)

Nesting in the Fake Basket

Nesting in the Fake Basket

We have lived in our house going on 11 years. Every Spring the Doves nest in one of my hanging pots just a few feet off my back porch. I call this a Dove story because before we owned the house my mother did, and the Doves came every year.

These Doves are not picky, I even make their basket for them (so they don't ruin my flowering ones) with a few leaves and branches from the yard.

They don't care, they still nest and usually twice from early spring to late June. We do enjoy watching them switch duties and then feed their chicks. They don't mind sharing our deck with us at all. Even our dog doesn't seem bothered by them...just part of his yard.

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Jul 21, 2008
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by: Anonymous

Watering the eggs will not cool them off too much. Just be careful and only trickle the water in. As long as I trickled the water in the Dove did not fly away. Good Luck, those chicks should hatch soon.
Jul 19, 2008
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starstarstarstarstar 		Eggs in bridal viel
by: Anonymous

I also have a dove nesting in my bridal veil basket on front porch. I have watered it twice and she flew off but came back later. She doesn't move when I come near her. however, I first saw these eggs July 2nd. They still are not hatched far as I can tell. Wonder if she laid new ones after I watered. Will watering cool the eggs off too much??
Jun 05, 2008
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by: Betty

After signing up for this subject, I am amazed at how domestic and friendly the Mourning Doves are!!! I knew House Wrens were people friendly but I had no idea how friendly Mourning Doves and maybe other doves are to people.

My Mourning Dove is now in her second setting in my hanging light fixture on my back porch and I am sure they have hatched. It was so much fun to watch the first two develope and fly away after being trained for four days by both parents. I will not destroy their nest. I will save it for future generations even though it means I cannot turn on my back porch lights.

Cool. so much can be learned from nature. My light fixture is not photo friendly so no great shots of her and him sitting on the nest. Too high for me to get a great photo. But, wonderful to see her sitting there in her little house and knowing she is raising a family.

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