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Post by beakertrout on May 13, 2023 10:24:26 GMT -7
Found this on my patio BBQ cover this morning.
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Post by Haz on May 13, 2023 11:37:23 GMT -7
Lovely.
Haz
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Post by Jane on May 13, 2023 11:42:14 GMT -7
Sweet. It looks like a Mourning Dove.
Jane
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Post by beakertrout on May 13, 2023 12:47:06 GMT -7
I assume it is the male that has been constantly bringing branches to the nest.
Beaker is just roosting away watching them.
The patio door is mirrored so the doves can't see us watching them.
The last birds that built a nest on my patio were hummingbirds.
I got some great pics of them being fed.
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Post by Grant on May 13, 2023 21:49:36 GMT -7
Should be a fun month of May and June watching them build the nest and take care of the hatchlings. They picked a good home. 🙂 Welcome to the new residents! 🥳🎉✨
Grant
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Post by beakertrout on May 14, 2023 8:46:14 GMT -7
The marauders here are the crows. I am sure that is why they built the nest where it is, at the back of my patio behind a fixture that hides it.
I'll post pics as it progresses.
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Post by Jane on May 16, 2023 5:11:30 GMT -7
Magpies here are like that, they cause trouble with other nesting birds. They are such beautiful birds but they make an awful noise that is unmistakable. When I hear a Blackbird giving the alarm call (also unmistakable) I know it is either a Magpie in the vicinity or a cat.
Jane
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Post by beakertrout on May 21, 2023 14:12:38 GMT -7
Just sitting and waiting, one week later.
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Post by beakertrout on May 21, 2023 15:54:20 GMT -7
Just caught them in-between shift change.
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Post by Jane on May 22, 2023 4:48:06 GMT -7
How exciting. That should be the total clutch of eggs and incubation 14 days after the second egg laid.
Jane
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Post by Grant on May 22, 2023 22:41:34 GMT -7
2 Eggs! Exciting 🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🐣🐣🐣
Grant
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Post by beakertrout on May 28, 2023 16:54:55 GMT -7
One hatched!
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Post by Jane on May 29, 2023 7:11:39 GMT -7
That is good. Hopefully the other one will hatch soon if it hasn't already. It must be nice being able to watch all this.
Jane
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Post by beakertrout on May 29, 2023 7:49:34 GMT -7
That is good. Hopefully the other one will hatch soon if it hasn't already. It must be nice being able to watch all this. Jane A nature show from my patio door.
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Post by Haz on May 29, 2023 8:32:59 GMT -7
You are lucky to be able to watch the action.
Haz
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