Doves on our patio
by Doris
(Apple Valley,Calif USA)
It was about 2 weeks ago when my brother-in-law went to get the spreader to fertilize the grass.
He reached up on the cabinet and when he grabbed the spreader the bird got scared and flew away.
He noticed the nest and saw 2 or 3 eggs inside. He decided to put the spreader back and not use it at that time.
He told my husband and he then showed us where the bird was. It didn't seem scared of us at all. I have been watching since then.
Today I checked on the birds and now they don't lay down but stand up a lot and I could see one of the babies peeking out from under it's parent.
We have a couple of sparrows nest on our patio but the doves are truly something to see. The best part of it all is that they are so low and allow us to come close to them and show no fear.
I have been looking into there diet I'm going to try and feed them now. I can't wait to see what happens.
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