by Lorraine
(Massachusetts)
Babies #5 & 6
Comments for 3rd Round This Summer
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by Pamela
(Midvale, UT, USA)
Margaret Nesting
Dove Nesting on Bird Feeder
My husband and I have a small enclosed backyard, quite safe from roaming critters (except my harmless Maltese, "Ivan"). For the past few summers, a pair of doves come to sit on our back fence each morning.
Comments for Bird Feeder Nest
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by Lorraine
(Massachusetts)
More Baby Doves
Hi - the first set of babies flew away in about a week's time. We couldn't see them at first and then started seeing feathers underneath the parents.
Comments for More Babies!
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by Janice
(Virginia Beach, Va.)
Should I leave or stay??
These mourning doves have been such a joy but now they have grown so that the joy is leaving by this weekend.
I have written before about my new found friends so will leave that and just give you the picture that I took this past evening.
Comments for Chicks about to Fledge
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by Elizabeth Barber
(Halton Hills, Ontario)
2 cute babies chilling out
The nest for these doves must be in our garden somewhere and the parents are no longer around. We feed them daily.
Comments for Baby Doves On Adirondack Chair
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by Natalie Petersen
(New London, MN)
Two baby Mourning Doves
I had submitted a story with photograph yesterday that showed a Mourning Dove male sitting on the nest with a baby.
I had indicated that I would love to see if there were indeed more babies in the nest.
That opportunity presented itself later in the day, when while walking through my yard, the male flew off the nest.
I noticed then and there that two babies were in the nest! I was excited, to say the least.
I ran into the house to grab my camera and took this photo of the babies without the parent present.
I think it's a good thing I did, as I don't think they will be in the nest much longer.
I will be anxious to see if the nest is re-used this season, as I've read that sometimes it can be.
by Cory
(San Diego, CA)
Earlier chicks in same nest
Greetings. We are proud to say we have fledged many, many chicks from our yard over the years, which of course means we have also seen many nests raided and the babies snatched away.
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by Michael Berry
(Salinas, CA)
Dad with
We came back from a vacation, and was catching up on the yard watering when we discovered a dove nesting in one of our wall mount planters.
We watched for about 16 days, with the "changing of the guards" each 12 hour period. Two eggs produced two babies.
The babies grew up very fast, flying out of the nest after about 8 days! They were in the yard on and off for about 5 more days, then headed out.
Now the mom is back in the same nest with one more egg. Such fun watching.
by Ria
(Tamarac, South Florida)
The chicks are almost ready to fly
Mourning doves nested in a Sabal Palm tree right outside our second floor office window.
The female picked a great spot facing our window and sheltered by the building and the fronds of the palm tree.
It was shady and out of sight from predators.
We had a perfect view of the birds and their chicks. I took pictures every weekday as we watched the little family grow.
We were able to observe the parents switching positions on the nest each morning and the female providing food to the chicks from her mouth.
While one parent was on the nest, the other was perched on a nearly light pole keeping guard.
by Barbara
(Prosperity, SC)
Several weeks ago I came across a baby mourning dove in my backyard. The neighbors dog was after it but I grabbed it just in time. I brought the dove in the house, and began nurturing it.
I fed it baby bird food with an eye dropper and then I was feeding it from my hand and the bird thrived to the point of eating out of my hands and also between my fingers.
All the time, I would talk to my lil dovee and it would shake it's tail and coo as though it knew what I was saying.
I kept it in a bird cage with water and seed, but continued hand feeding it 2 to 3 times a day.
Comments for My Mourning Dovee
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by Terri
(Northport, AL)
My son's friend brought me a baby dove...did not know what it was in the beginning. He did not look good at all, and truly did no think he would make it.
I took him outside daily and put Lovie on the ground under my bird feeders to see what he would do.
The first time, Lovie stood there for about five minutes, turned around and walked right to me. I knew I was in trouble!!!
I've been caring for the little one for about 3 weeks now. He is still an outside bird. He has a fenced in area in our backyard.
My daughter goes out a few times a day and "plays" with him. When I go outside to check on Lovie, he either flies on top of my head or my shoulder!!! We just love having him around.
I think he loves on me...not sure of some of his behaviors. He's just too darn sweet and cute!!!!
I hope I am doing the right thing. I could not keep him in the house. I do think we have made him a comfortable place outside. He has his own birdbath, house, and feeder.
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by Susan Reynolds
(San Clemente, CA.)
I found this site as I was searching to see if there were any posts on baby doves returning to the nest.
It seems from some of the posts they do.
I can't be sure it's one of the babies that flew away about two weeks ago but, it doesn't look like an adult and there doesn't appear to be any eggs so far.
We love having these peaceful birds in our yard.
by Kay Krause
(Charlevoix, Michigan)
I went out to cut the grass on Sat and noticed a mourning dove sitting behind my butterfly bush. I figured it would just move off once I started moving around, so I continued to ready my task.
I was picking up a few things and was just about to get the lawn mower when out from under the deck comes another mourning dove. Neither one of them appeared ready to move.
So needless to say I abandoned the idea of cutting the grass so as not disturb them. I just figured they would be gone in a few hours.
Comments for Doves just hanging around
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by D Davis
(Fairfield,IA)
dove squab in Nest
Two fledglings have already left. They were both on the porch floor and they took off one at a time.
The nest was empty for a day or two and then one dove returned. The male was there too but not in the nest. He was just below securing the area.
I wasn't sure why they returned and after a 'search' discovered that this can continue all summer with more fledglings appearing.
It very nice to have them here.