All these years I’ve had gardens and never had a bird build a nest. Festival of Sacrifice: The Past and Present of the Islamic Holiday of Eid al-Adha. They often incubate two eggs at once, laying the eggs within several hours of each other. For the second year in a row, we’ve had a duck build her nest in our front flower bed ~ her babies (all 12 of them!) The peak of the breeding season is April – July. So a lot of exciting things are going on here on my patio. One scared me as it flew rapidly out of the nest because I guess I got too close. Then he snaps at her. endstream endobj startxref It is a happy sound to me. That’s in the middle of the back wall and there are no windows looking out to it. Always thought of them as mourning doves. I have mourning doves around but have never seen a nest or young ones. Must have taken place when the door was open. It was there that I finally found a pale yellow petunia as well, which I’d been looking for and couldn’t find. One is already covered with their nest work, so I guess it doesn’t get used. And what great photos! Such a fun experience to watch. I have the right houses that I brought with me. Gibbs, Barnes, and Cox (3) indicate the mourning dove babies fledge between 11 and 15 days. 32 0 obj <>stream hatched a week ago today, and within 12 hours, Mom had moved them to the canal that runs through our neighborhood. If a baby dove does not leave the nest by the time it is 12 days old, the parents do not feed it until it leaves. I read your blog every day and enjoy it so much. Not only will it be a delight for you to watch, but Ivy will be fascinated too…..through the glass, of course! Usually 2 – 3 broods are raised each season. I miss them and wonder why I don’t see them here in OK because you seem to. If a baby is reluctant to leave the nest after 12 days, the parents will often keep watch nearby but refuse to feed it. The photo of Charlie and Ivy is just too cute. I can hardly wait to buy some plants to put in. It’s called Stringer Nursery. What a wonderful thing to have birds nesting on your patio. The white petunias are looking pretty. In medieval Europe, a dove’s first call of the year indicated good or bad luck. That is so cool about ‘your’ doves! Mourning doves weigh 112–170 g (4.0–6.0 oz), usually closer to 128 g (4.5 oz). I specialize in small space living and gardening in a one level apartment with a large patio garden space. I only mention this because it is a very common misconception. Hope they stay and raise their young! Just in case they get thirsty building their nest and don’t want to veer far from home. Perkypet.com is the top destination to find quality Wild Bird Feeders and Accessories. I often sit in my puffy chair and stare out the French door glass panes. Because once the eggs hatch, baby doves (squabs) become easy victims of extreme weather and natural predation. Pigeons and doves are part of the same family Columbidae, and your birds are mourning doves. Fledgling doves may be on the ground for several days before they are able to fly back up into a tree.