Doves in Tombstone Rose Bush
by Brenda
(Prescott Valley, AZ)
A pair of doves have built a nest on a ledge of my pergola where there are two Tombstone rose bushes growing.
The nest is very sparse and I check around it every day to see if one of the two eggs have fallen in one of the potted plants nearby. I can open my bathroom window and peak inside, but learned early on that this disturbs them and the dove flies off. So, will leave that window closed for the next few weeks.
What I was wondering is, it seems like they leave the nest for several hours during the day. I don't know if they are looking for food or what is going on. I really worry that my other animals in the yard and the noise I make going in and out of the sliding door will cause them to abandon the nest.
Since it is the first nest of its kind in my yard, I am really hoping that doesn't happen. I also have a hummingbird nest in a tree out front, and several house finch nests in my Italian cypresses. Too fun!!
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