Doves and Robins on Porch Swing
by Dorothy Morris
(Milledgeville, Il.)
Mourning Dove and Robin nesting on porch swing.
In the fall, my husband and I hang our front porch swing up close to the porch ceiling. To our surprise, a pair of mourning doves built a nest in the middle of the swing. There is a toy jeep also near the swing, left there by our grandson.
A few days later, on the other side of the toy jeep, at the end of the swing, a pair of Robins built a nest.
Both doves and robins are still sitting on their eggs. We have been watching them for the last 2 - 2 1/2 weeks.
We thought it was so unusual that both species of birds would build nests so close together!
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