Mama and Papa bird

[PrometheusMFD]

A couple of mourning doves have decided to nest right outside our kitchen window, and I've started taking a picture of them when I can. They are currently on their second clutch of eggs at this location, and am going to try to snap the pictures (with may phones camera) as the young birds grow. This is all through the kitchen window so I do not disturb them.

Mama bird

http://i43.tinypic.com/2rf7fis.jpg

This one was taken a couple days ago, when I had seen that she had returned to the tree she previously occupied.


Papa bird

http://i41.tinypic.com/2sbr714.jpg

This one is from this afternoon, when mama flew off (presumably to eat? I don't know much about birds). I'm assuming it's Papa, because it's near the eggs and a different bird than mama.

[Grinner]

Cool. You're very lucky.

[mattrwh]

Cool. You're very lucky.

yeah you're super lucky. can't wait to see how the nest progresses!

[Kneenibble]

Yay birds! I love mourning doves! They have such a beautiful song! Look how cute they are!

[MonkeyBusiness]

Wonderful! So glad you shared this!

[Helanna]

Oooh, nice. That must be really cool. Please keep posting pictures!

[Zea mays]

They're lovely.

Are you going to spread seeds for them?
Please post further pictures. :smallsmile:

[Traab]

Lucky. Ive got nasty loud chirping sparrows or something lodged inside my air conditioner right next to my computer. All day long I get rustling loud chirping, and other assorted noises that drive me nuts. Doves are way quieter.

[PrometheusMFD]

We actually did buy seed when the first baby birds were old enough to fly, and have started leaving it as close to the tree the nest is in as we're comfortable getting. I'll try to get a picture of the eggs themselves, but only if I chance by it.

[Asta Kask]

Lucky. Ive got nasty loud chirping sparrows or something lodged inside my air conditioner right next to my computer. All day long I get rustling loud chirping, and other assorted noises that drive me nuts. Doves are way quieter.

You need a cat. Or a ferret.

[MonkeyBusiness]

Don't put any food around the nest tree ... it might attract predators. The parents will bring the babies food, even after they emerge from the nest.

[Traab]

You need a cat. Or a ferret.

They cant get in there. Well, maybe a ferret could, but its a really tight space. The ac rests on a window sill, and they are underneath the ac unit, inside the window frame. Last year I had to use a ruler to knock the old nest out of there, because not much else would fit. My hand certainly couldnt. I tried to block it off so we didnt have a repeat, that apparently didnt work.

[PrometheusMFD]

Don't put any food around the nest tree ... it might attract predators. The parents will bring the babies food, even after they emerge from the nest.

The location and neighborhood we live in means there really aren't predators. There's a rabbit (whom we've dubbed "Crackers") living under the bushes behind the house with no problem.

[mattrwh]

I wish I had doves in my yard. All we have are feral cats in the alley, and this chipmunk that throws nut shells into our yard. *shakes fist

[super dark33]

Well, doves are adorable animals.
not when they build a nest on your window so you cant close it.
Put a small dove house when the doves leave. they will build a nest there next time so you can make things easier for them.

Dat tree... i have 2 of those in my yard.

[Asta Kask]

They cant get in there. Well, maybe a ferret could, but its a really tight space. The ac rests on a window sill, and they are underneath the ac unit, inside the window frame. Last year I had to use a ruler to knock the old nest out of there, because not much else would fit. My hand certainly couldnt. I tried to block it off so we didnt have a repeat, that apparently didnt work.

Get a female rat. They are vicious bastards, especially when they've just had pups.

[Kneenibble]

So let's not start a conversation about siccing a rat on baby birds, thanks.

[Riverdance]

A couple years ago my uncle was lucky enough to have a hummingbird nesting outside his window. This is so rare (hummingbird nests being incredibly hard to find) that a professional bird photographer asked to come and take pictures. Eventually they were put in a book.

[PrometheusMFD]

A couple years ago my uncle was lucky enough to have a hummingbird nesting outside his window. This is so rare (hummingbird nests being incredibly hard to find) that a professional bird photographer asked to come and take pictures. Eventually they were put in a book.

Well, apparently Mourning Doves are the most common bird in the United States.

I tried to get another shot, this time of the eggs, but Mama Bird is doing a good enough job that I couldn't get a good look.

http://i40.tinypic.com/1xz0cz.jpg

[Katana_Geldar]

They need better names.

We used to have myna birds in our roof, annoying.

[Killer Angel]

A couple of mourning doves have decided to nest right outside our kitchen window, and I've started taking a picture of them when I can.

You, lucky fellow! :smallsmile:


Ive got nasty loud chirping sparrows

Once, a couple of sparrows started to build a nest inside my garage (which was left open for a couple of days). So, it remained open for the rest of the season...

[Asta Kask]

So let's not start a conversation about siccing a rat on baby birds, thanks.

*looks at avatar*

Sorry, that was insensitive of me.

[PrometheusMFD]

Well. I've been gone for the last two days for work, and the nest is abandoned. If they return, I'll post on it again. Thank you for commenting and reading this thread.

[Skavensrule]

Hope nothing bad happened to the birds. Mourning doves may not have exciting plumage but they are still pretty to look at and far more pleasent to listen to than the crows living on the roof of my building.

[Riverdance]

They need better names.

We used to have myna birds in our roof, annoying.

I was confused till I saw you're in Australia. I'm pretty sure we don't have Myna birds in North America.

[Asta Kask]

We have magpies in the Scots Pine outside my window. They should soon have chicks, which means they'll chase the cat when he gets out via the catflap. :smallsigh: