by Marianne
(Palmdale, CA)
Dove Family
We have had wonderful generations of a Dove family in this basket over and over again for the last three years. This is the fourth set of hatchlings and the neighborhood is just full of doves.
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Two anticipated guests
Imagine my surprise when I started to water my hanging plant and a dove flew out!
When first hanging the pot, I'd dropped it from the second floor and lost some of the soil.
But this created an empty spot right in the center-perfect for the nest I found inside the next day.
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by OutWest
(San Mateo, CA )
We have a dove family forming on our front porch in a hanging geranium pot.
So far the birds fly off when we open the front door so we're trying to use the back door as much as possible.
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by Bernie Warren
(Fairfield Twsp Ohio)
Dove Nest In Hanging Petunia
Last month I had a Morning Dove decide to nest in my hanging petunia on my back deck.
I didn’t want her there restricting my deck usage, so I removed her nest; yet she came back the next day and built another. So I removed it again!
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by Marianne
(Palmdale, CA)
Dove Mother and Chick
This is the third time I have had Doves return to this one basket for nesting. There are always two eggs.
Initially they are very nervous should anyone come close, but they got much calmer and didn't fly off.
Here is one of many great pictures. I put a dish of food you suggested in the basket next to the one they have made a nest in and placed water close by.
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by Suzi
(Virgunia)
Dad and chicks
This is the third season that the mourning doves have mated and raised a brood on our front porch.
Now we know that our hanging flowers will be covered by nests. The last pair have raised 2 chicks and thrown them from the nest.
They cannot fly well yet but are adorable and fun to watch them learn.
Now they have nested in another hanging plant next to the old nest. They seem to trust us now.
by Edwardine Baker
(Gilbertsville, PA)
mother dove and baby
For three years or more, as soon as I put my hanging pots out, I have a dove making a nest in it. Last year there were three nestings and out of the eggs, only four survived.
This year I heard the whistling of their wings and I said, guess you are waiting for me to hang out my hanging plant.
Sure enough as soon as I did, they started building their nest. And as you say, it is a sparse nest material.
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by Nan
(San Diego)
27 Mar 2016 - I stepped out on my back balcony and turned around to see this dove sitting in the middle of my ivy plant, staring back at me at eye level, right next to the back door.
I am not sure which of the two of us was more startled.
I very carefully went back inside, but later had to go back out for something and she flew off, so I could see that there are two eggs in the nest.
She was back on the eggs very quickly after I came back in the house.
She and her mate had been out there last week, trying to set up housekeeping in one of my fern plants, which I brought in as it did not need to be used as a bird nest.
I really didn't expect her to substitute the somewhat scraggly ivy plant - but apparently it didn't need to be the lush, green, soft fern plant to be suitable.
(Yea!!!)
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by Beth Walsh
(Claremont, Ca)
My Doves In Planter
Doves in Hanging Baskets at Front Door
Hello, April 12 we noticed a nest with a single egg in the hanging baskets by our front door. The next morning a second egg was noted.
by Deanna Kaufman
(Allen, TX)
My morning ritual usually consists of a hot cup of coffee & at least an hour on the patio tending to my plants, hummingbird feeder & fountain.
Yesterday, started in the usual way. I opened the back door wide to get the fresh air. I went to the west facing side of my patio...rotated hanging baskets, filled the fountain, watered plants on that side.
Headed to the NE facing side of patio, watered, turned the first basket, went to turn the second & whoosh! Dove flew up & away, scaring me half to death. Wasn't expecting such a glorious surprise!
I carefully watered the plant & went indoors for a bit. I often see the pair of doves, noticed their comings & goings. I honestly didn't notice the nest building!
I work from home & I spend a significant portion of my day on the patio. I enjoy mornings there as well as evenings glass of wine, opera...it's my retreat. A family of doves moving in is quite unexpected.
by Madeline Alpert
(Salem, Oregon)
Nesting in the Planter
We live on the top floor of a 5-story apartment building in Salem, Oregon. We have a balcony that overlooks a courtyard.
The courtyard is an inner courtyard protected by the four sides of the building which enclose it.