Dove in the Yard

[wolf]

Excellent picture!!

We have a pair of mourning doves at work that decided to nest in the eaves of the Butt Hutt behind the Chart Room.

They are not very effective architects or construction engineers. They typically lose the first nest every year to a strong wind, which unfortunately blows after they have laid and are sitting the first clutch.

The second nest usually works out.

This is why we are not overrun with Mourning Doves.

[xoxoxoBruce]

he flew off for a minute (for whatever Dove-type reason he had)

Probably to get a Dove Bar.
Good job, Saknussem! Really hard to get that sort of thing without getting attacked or falling off a ladder.

[FloridaDragon]

Nice picture! We always put hanging pots on our porch when we were in CT and the birds always found them and nested in them. First picture is robin babies and the second is the eggs of the purple finch. They made it real hard to keep the plants alive so I finally ran drip irrigation lines to the pots so I could keep the plants alive by just turning on the faucet occasionally.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by wolf

Excellent picture!!

We have a pair of mourning doves at work that decided to nest in the eaves of the Butt Hutt behind the Chart Room.

They are not very effective architects or construction engineers. They typically lose the first nest every year to a strong wind, which unfortunately blows after they have laid and are sitting the first clutch.

The second nest usually works out.

This is why we are not overrun with Mourning Doves.

It's in their contract. No loss, no mourning.