by Janell
(Washington, IL)
Balcony Doves
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by Bill & Elsa d'Ellis
(Las Cruces, NM USA)
Mom Dove in Raised Fountain Nest
Mourning doves have built nests in what we thought to be very unusual places, such as on the step of a spiral staircase last year (where they raised two broods).
But, this year a couple has really surprised us!
They have built a nest in the top bowl of our water fountain.
We thought about stopping them, in that the nest is sure to drown as rain is forecast before the babies will leave the nest.
So...we decided to see if they would allow us to remodel their nest, by raising it enough that the bowl can drain, which we did by adding stones and pea gravel and some more sticks, and then setting their nest and the one egg mom has laid so far on top, with a few heavier sticks to hold it in place.
The photo we've included was taken only minutes after we finished our remodel.
I just looked again...it's been at least an hour now...and mom seems totally happy with our remodel!
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by royalwa
(Baltimore, MD)
Found Dove had made a nest on my shelving unit on my front porch. Later found there was (1) one egg in nest, (now there are (2) two).
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by Patricia
(Orlando, Florida)
One day I was watering the topiaries on my front patio when all of a sudden I noticed that there was a mourning dove nestling in my lion's head wall fountain!
That was three weeks ago; it appears that she hasn't left the nest at all. Then I read that Mama & Papa doves share the nesting responsibility. Makes sense.
by Mary
(Minneapolis, MN USA)
Giving comfort after a hard time
I buried my mother yesterday. She and My dad mated for life, and she loved him so much and grieved so for him when he died.
I have been taking care of her for 4 years after she'd been diagnosed with a terminal illness.
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by Jayson
(Grayslake il)
Meet Shelia/Steve
Hello,
My Name is Jayson and I am 8 years old and I have discovered I have a Morning Dove sitting in my moms candle on my back porch.
I have been calling her "Shelia" for about two weeks now only to find out by reading the above article that shelia is only shelia at night, and now have decided to call "it" Steve during the day.
by Lora Hull
(Overland Park, Kansas)
Here he is on my shoulder
I was outside on my deck one morning and a bird landed right beside me. I put out my hand and he climbed on it.
After a few minutes I put him back on the deck ledge and then he flew onto my shoulder.
I found out later when I took a picture and brought them to work that it was a young mourning dove.
Now he comes back every night to eat and drink.
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by Dot Sale
(Belmont, Ontario, Canada)
Mourning Dove On Nest Of Two Eggs In Evergreen Tree
My friend and neighbor up the road has an evergreen in her front yard close to the house.
One morning her husband was doing some gardening around the tree and was suddenly dive bombed by a mourning dove.
The bird crashed into him, then fell to the ground flopping around like it had broken its wing.
My friend's husband couldn't figure out what was going on and called his wife.
by Kathy
(Toledo, OH)
Our Mourning Doves
We have a pair of doves that have set up a nest in the eaves. It is so soothing to hear them coo.
They are both the same coloring with the familiar spots on their wings and white edging around their tail feathers.
by J. Wile
(Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Cat Watching Doves
Well I was surprised to see morning doves making a nest in a potted plant on my BBQ this afternoon.
I watched the making of the nest for 20 min by two doves and now one of them is sitting on it.
My BBQ will not get used until the birds have grown up and gone lol I will keep you updated as things happen.
This is by my door and this morning I had to get into my house and the dove did not move, it is about 5 feet from the door.
I even may have to use the other door to come and go from my house. Anyway, wanted to share these pics and story with you.
by Fran
(PA)
Dove on Nest
I have a dove's nest on the top, glass shelf of a baker's rack that is on my back porch. It's nestled between a wicker basket of sorts and a painted, wooden giraffe.
The dove pair originally tried to build the nest on the top of my air conditioner on the same porch but the twigs kept falling to the chair below (or perhaps the female rejected them?)
My porch is surrounded on all sides by bamboo blinds which I think could be why it was chosen. It's safe and protected from the elements.
I think it's been 2-3 weeks now and I haven't seen any babies, however, the nest is never unattended.
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