Watering Plants When Nesting In Plants
by Lorraine
(Massachusetts)
Dove and Eggs
Question: Should I water the hanging plant????
Mourning Doves nested in a hanging plant that hangs a couple of feet from the window in our den. We literally walk about 1 foot from the plant when we come up the steps to enter the house.
At first we noticed just the nest, then one egg, and a couple of days later a second egg :-)
During the first week the dove would fly away when we went out or came in, now it doesn't even move when we walk by. The babies should be hatching any day now - it's almost been two weeks.
We haven't watered the plant and it is seriously dropping, but I worry about protection for the birds. Do they need the foliage? Should I water to revive the plant?
Baby Doves
The babies have arrived! At first we couldn't see them because they stayed under the parent all the time. Then we started to see 2 mounds of eathers underneath mom/dad. Today, they are sitting out on their own. Here are some pics.

