My husband passed away a few months ago. That morning 2 Mourning Doves were sitting in a patio chair and stayed there for two days. I have never seen them before or since.
After my mother's funeral in her old "home town" of Kalocsa, Hungary, we were making our way from the family plot through the old city cemetery when suddenly two wild doves (which I took to be mourning doves, because they looked the same as our American variety) suddenly flew by us and settled on tombstones just an arm's length from me. I was so startled I just stopped and stared at them. After about 10 seconds, the pair took off. It's the closest thing to a paranormal experience I have ever had in my life. And no -- I don't believe it was a coincidence either.
My husband and I had a mourning dove rescue from 2014 to 2021. I believe her life was shortened a lot because she was shot and seemed to be a runt. She was much smaller than normal mourning dove adults. She also never laid any eggs. She was a tough cookie though. Big personality, lot of attitude, and a huge glutton. I miss her so much. She was my first pet. 😢
My first love was pigeons. I would walk around trees, searching for babies or eggs that had fallen. I had an incubator made from a shoebox and I saved hundreds of doves, pigeons and sparrows. The tree trimmers would always bring me the babies before cutting their nests away. Pigeons and doves would always stick around and were like pets. The sparrows not so much. I would watch them hatch and hand feed them and teach them to fly and as soon as they could, they would bite me and fly away 😅
I love the call of these birds. Bring back childhood memories of a relaxing summers day. There’s nothing more nostalgic for me than sound of a lawn mower, the smell of freshly cut grass, and the song of the mourning dove on a warm Saturday for me.
My earliest memory is being put down for a nap and hearing them as I moved around on my pillow looking for the cool spot. ❤️ When growing up in AZ, we had Inca & Morning (mourning) doves. Now we have ring neck doves that are more aggressive and bigger. I love their song. It brings back so many memories ❤️
@@KrisD007 I am in Chandler ☀️🌵👍🏻 I have one nesting on the pillar outside my doorway. I turn the water on a slow drip in the garden. That’s probably why they return ❤️ Living by the canal doesn’t hurt either 😅
Always have the females come back to my window flower bed and lay eggs. Such an awesome thing to watch. I can just open my window and see her there over the eggs.❤️
Had a family of them in front of me this afternoon. Feeding their baby and one teaching to hunt. It was beautiful. These mates picked an ease truff. They even have many trees to pick from.
I have two hanging baskets (empty except for a coconut shell), the female has laid 6 sets of eggs since the first of the year. Last year she laid 3 sets of eggs in the same basket. Each set of eggs has hatched and fledged except one which a hawk came in and took.
Two chicks of a mourning dove fell from a tree at work. Theyre sooo tame because i hand fed them. Also make great pets, very calm and dont bite up the wooden furniture haha
Such a peacefull sound. Heard one this morning up here in the Great White North. Love it. Remininds me of camping and cottage time. Thanks for the info. God bless.
Thank you, this was really informative. I live in Salt Lake City and have 2 mourning doves that eat at my bird feeders. I always thought it was an owl I was hearing so I was very surprised to find out it's been doves the whole time! 😆
Them and a classic American Robin will always remind me of being a kid! As soon as I hear their calls it instantly sends me back to waking up early and going to daycare or school, or while going camping during the summer in Eastern Oregon. Thank you for the upload!
Learned about these in high school. Really just the call and what to identify it with. Every morning trying to sleep in from school these jokers like clockwork would coo and do their call relentlessly haha. Chicago in the summertime.
@azpatriot2613 Yeah, they had two healthy hatches and robins as neighbors with 4 hatches. They are starting to make a poppy mess but interesting seeing them grow every day.
Thank you for posting this video! Doves come and visit me every day and I think it’s mainly because I have 2 bird feeders. They hardly ever leave anything for the other birds.😅❤
Very instructive and fun video! I've just started bird feeding this winter (since my cat is getting old and minds the cold,) and mourning doves come over to clean up the ground! First time i was seeing doves. Didn't know we had them during winter months. It's been cold for weeks, -30°C... I love them!
To after 6 years look out my window and see 5-7 of these beautiful creatures, and realize they all have their quirky personalities. - it started 6 years ago with what i thought was a pigeon eating rocks in my driveway and after a very hard day i laughed at its stupidity as i sat blankly looking out my window. Then it would be there every morning, - what in the world is this. - then i saw they had a friend .they were always together.God has his ways it seemed after a death or defeat they would show up to cheer me up. So i put out a bird feeder. And 6 years later on my birthday I seen 5-7 yesterday .i named gramps and gram Henry and Henreitta ,every day id see them , up till this week it was just them then while outside I see 2 lil babies and also a bunch of them ❤. This morning It was a very lil baby with its mama or dad. And i sat and talked with them and eventually they both flew off at same time. 😊 Pretty cool.
My cardinals knock seeds out on the ground liberally. The doves (and others) enjoy the buffet...seem to prefer it from the ground too as a feed location. Love those birds.
"They are terrible nest builders" Now, that explains why we find so many fallen baby doves on our yard. I thought it was just an accident or the wind that pushed the babies over :(
@@sisters8a Oh ok and what do they eat? I have a bird nest in my fire escape but Im afraid when the babies are born could fall to the streets or something
@@bbygrlpt2 well you could ask a vet for their input (here we asked a exotic pets vet) but if that's not near you, we gave them corn tortillas soaked in water (a paste kind of mixture) I know some people who mix bread and water too. But it's always best to ask a profesional (because it will all come down to the type of birds you're taking care of 😊)
@@bbygrlpt2 also there's this baby food (instant oats. A mix you prepare with warm water. Here we call it Nestlé Nestum, maybe it has other name over there) you can feed them the food inside an insulin syringe (without the needle of course!). It makes for decent baby bird food.
I have 3 pairs one likes to dance on our cars now and then lol, we have had them forever and they are extremely smart birds who will watch you fill feeders and how you interact with other animals so if you prove to be kind even with the Mocking Jay's lol more come to your yards. I am in Connecticut and mine stay usually all year.
One of these doves keep showing up on my roof in front of my window and when I first heard it’s call I thought it was an owl lol It keeps showing up there and I haven’t lost anyone but I have been sad lately I love this bird tho
We have a pair, or perhaps the offspring of a previous pair, that have returned to a high up potted spider plant on the corble of our fireplace chimney. The spot is sheltered on the front porch. This is their second or possibly third year in the same potted plant. They just finished raising one baby for the second time this year. I can exit the front door and look up into the plant and see them staring back at me. It's so very cool that they feel safe there.
I have a pair that just showed up last week. I never removed the nest under my carport rafter from last year and they returned. Very mellow. I walk right by the nest and the one in there does not flinch. They don’t make a mess like the finches do.
Being from NJ, our state bird is the Yellow Goldfinch. It’s a rare but beautiful sight when you see one. I have two feeders outside hoping to attract them with “finch, cardinal, chickadee” food. Can you tell us more fun facts about these birds and when’s the best time to spot them?
Thanks so much for tuning in. Goldfinches are awesome birds. Because they act and look very differently in Spring and Summer than they do in Fall and Winter, I have done two videos about them. ua-cam.com/video/F4hl_6K-Pa8/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/wry5o-_EyRc/v-deo.html if you want to watch.
I’m pretty sure these live in the trees in my garden (two 40 feet leylandii) and were in the north east of England. I was convince they were owls as a kid and that sound is what I know. This was really cool to learn a bit about them.
Thanks for the info. Had one trying to "mourn" on my apt deck and got some owls going to scare it off... cute until it is annoying when I am trying to sleep at 5am. .....
I live in the central san joaquin valley in a house my wife and I have rented for the last 10 years, doves started nesting in an old hanging planter and every year my wife and I enjoyed watching these quiet birds do their thing which ends with the young fledging and next early spring there is another pair nesting in the same planter. One year, a guest we had in our home walked out onto our back patio and was shocked to witness a hawk that could not have viewed the planter from the air because our patio has an 11' X 30' solid wood with rain tiles sun shade over the cement patio, this hawk landed on the fence which is at least 7' away from the nest and grabbed both pre fledgling doves and flew off with them after taking a few bites. For two years after, no doves nested in our planter, the first pair of doves that did were early in spring and it was cold at that time, I noticed that the nest with eggs was left for long periods as in hours of no warmth given the eggs, those two eggs never hatched and the nest was finally abandoned. The next year successful pair and same next and same next year, so, why would any dove chose to nest in a high traffic area where humans pass within 8" from their nest and not have a problem at all with that day after day while rearing young and come back every year skipping two years after a predation of young?
Dove are frequent victims of predators. Adults and nestlings. Luckily they have several nests per season. My guess is it is young birds that choose to nest in locations like you are describing. I remember a dove that made a nest in a bush right outside the main library doors to the campus library at NCState many years ago. They have to learn we’re not to nest as well as were to nest.
We've had one in our attic space every year for at least a decade. Early spring, still very cold. Northern California about 2-1/2 hours North of Sacramento. The cats leave them alone. Trippy.
My family has one of these doves living in our garage rn but we've never heard it make a sound and we didn't even see it make it's nest on one of our shelves but there it is and it's got a pretty good nest (I don't really know if it is a good best or not) but it never leaves to get food (maybe it does it at night idk) it's always just perched on its nest looking at us when we walk by
Columbifomies produce of which they are part of do produce a “milk” but it’s better known as crop milk. It is mostly exuded cells from their crop however, that’s why it’s rich in protein for growing chicks.
I have quite a few of these birds on my balcony. A family of about 10. They seem to think they own the place and sit in my bowl of seed (peanuts) most of the day. Today was the first time I saw one drink from my bird bath which is about 2 1/2 feet off the ground. He or she was very thirsty.
As I watch this video right now May 1st 2022 12:42pm there is a mourning dove just outside my home over the wall in a big tree cooing. I can't see the bird but he/she is close by. To me the cooing is such a sad sound from a beautiful bird 🐦.
At work there's a female pigeon and her nest is by picnic table in a small tree that lays mass eggs and on break I'd pay attention to her and tell everyone about how that pigeon sure gets around and tell everyone how many times she's had offspring, they all joked at me cause I knew this information.🤣Then I moved out kinda in country and started feeding birds so I guess that's when I knew I liked bird's and male doves are hilarious, Their smooth too, they will blend in and fake eat and try to hurry up and jump on female's or act like their leg is injured and jump on em..😅
I'm in Brooklyn NY, right now its winter here and they absolutely clean me out everyday of the bird feed I put out, I've never seen birds eat so much! I was wondering if you could direct me to or post a video on how to communicate with them? What I mean is, a sound they make to greet or calm each other or maybe a head bob or some kind of body language.
How can I care for 2 baby morning doves that seem to be orphans? The nest was attacked and one parent survived. That parent sat on the eggs until they hatched and stayed for almost a week. Now It seems to be gone... Probably something happened to it. It has not returned in about 3 hours. I can see their little heads moving in the nest from my window. Please advise.
I'm sorry but I am not qualified to address caring for orphaned wildlife. I would suggest calling you local wildlife department. They should be able to get you in contact with a local rehab facility.
I thought it was an owl the first time I heard them. They live on top of my fireplace. (Never lit it and never will) Its always a nice sound in the morning and today in the evening. (Wichita Kansas)
The most stunningly beautiful music found on this earth are (in no particular order): (1) Bach's violin concerto in A minor and (2) the haunting coo of the North American mourning dove. I say "North American" because Europe also has a type of mourning dove similar if not identical in appearance to our mourning dove, but their coo is totally different, and not half as beautiful.
I live in ohio, this year I got an issue with a mourning dove pair. They moved into a pine tree taking over an old robins nest and they're eating my strawberries, and black berries...
@@MarksBackyardBirds I didn't think of that. This is my first time dealing with doves in all my years of gardening. I learned to grow lot of fruits and veggies for myself and the wild life around me. So we're not at constant conflict. it's a never ending war so I learned to grow a lot more and just coexist instead. the wild animals learned not to gorge themselves, they take what they need, and leave and still have plenty left. I wouldn't have a problem if the doves didnt eat like nothing is going to be there tommrow, That and only eating part of the fruit and leaving the rest. I got a camera out there watching what comes and goes so I know it's them doing it. And the wild animals won't touch what the doves bit into. And usually I like birds in my garden because they eat the bugs and leave my fruits and vegetables alone as long as I provide birds with a source of water so they're not poking holes in my tomatoes. But doves are different. and I'm afraid since the doves are gorging and leaving bit into fruit it might disrupt the balance I managed to create causing everything that visits to gorge as well. Restarting the war that begin years ago.
We have a pair that built a thick nest above our front door. Not sure what to do with them, but after reading that they can carry bird mites and ticks, they gotta go. Any recommendations on safe removal? Don’t care if they exist anywhere around my house, just not ON my house! :)
I have held many birds even pigeons and haven't found this I do have a bird bath and ensure to wash my hands after any touching of feeders or birds but some are really clean birds depends on environment. If your talking city like New York then yes it may have some but small town or in suburbs probably not.
In my area (basically high plains) the doves get wiped out by predators, various Hawks and even tree lizards get their eggs, they have a hard time surviving..
I am not sure if it belongs to doves there are other birds as well but I found poop with red brown assuming blood if so worried. How to treat it ? What should l give them to eat ?
The colors that show up in bird poop is generally caused by something in their diet. Berries are a good example. They do like a variety of seeds you can offer up. Safflower is their favorite but will eat millet, sunflower and many others.
@@MarksBackyardBirds Oh wow I was afraid of that. For some reason I thought humidity might be less than Florida's disgusting choking humidity...thanks for the heads up
Hi Luis, Sorry but I am not an animal rehab specialist. I don't try to give out that advise. I recommend contacting your local veterinarian or conservation department for a local rehabber's name and number.
On a drain pipe at our house a dove built a nest, the baby already hatched and is now full grown. The mother started taking apart the old nest but then moved back into it and sitting in it, do doves reuse their nests?
Im from NYC and one couple has made a flimsy nest on my fire escape, but Im worried about them bc its still so cold/windy here like in the 30-40s. Do you think their babies will survive? Also is a fire escape safe for the babies?😕
Are Mourning Doves indeterminate layers? Has anyone ever tried to domesticate them? Why do they make a squeaking sound when they fly? Are there any other birds that do that? Is it an evolutionary innovation, does it help them in any way? I always feel bad because it seems like they fly away screaming as I pass.
Hi Marylou. No, Mourning Doves are determinate layers. My guess is someone has at some point but they have so little meat to them, pigeons were much more useful in that sense. The sound comes from their feathers as they are taking off and some of the other "ground" dwelling birds make similar noises. My guess is it is "hopefully" distracts the predators enough for them to escape.
We have two morning doves living under our tiki bar on our back deck. They don't seem to have a nest but have been here for the past couple days laying on the deck next to out turtle tank. They are relaxing on the deck not up high in the beams where they would be safe but on the deck floor? My question is do they sometimes nest on the ground?? Or is this weird behavior trying to figure out if they could be sick or something. They don't appear sick just seems weird that they would be relaxing down low instead of up high??
I doubt they are sick. I have never known them to nest on the ground although frequently rather low in a bush or shrub. They do count on their coloration and stillness to keep them from attracting the attention of a would be predator. My guess is they are just loafing.
They’ve been on my deck for over a month now. They do nest very low occasionally. She had her babies in an old flower pot about 5 feet off the ground. Her babies stayed on the ground after 2 weeks and so did she. It was amazing!
My husband passed away a few months ago. That morning 2 Mourning Doves were sitting in a patio chair and stayed there for two days. I have never seen them before or since.
That is amazing. So sorry for your loss.
I believe it
It's a good sign, I guess since they're peaceful bird, but however they were mourning his death.
@Benjamin Anthony Manieri that has nothing to do with mourning Doves🕊
After my mother's funeral in her old "home town" of Kalocsa, Hungary, we were making our way from the family plot through the old city cemetery when suddenly two wild doves (which I took to be mourning doves, because they looked the same as our American variety) suddenly flew by us and settled on tombstones just an arm's length from me. I was so startled I just stopped and stared at them. After about 10 seconds, the pair took off. It's the closest thing to a paranormal experience I have ever had in my life. And no -- I don't believe it was a coincidence either.
My husband and I had a mourning dove rescue from 2014 to 2021. I believe her life was shortened a lot because she was shot and seemed to be a runt. She was much smaller than normal mourning dove adults. She also never laid any eggs. She was a tough cookie though. Big personality, lot of attitude, and a huge glutton. I miss her so much. She was my first pet. 😢
My first love was pigeons. I would walk around trees, searching for babies or eggs that had fallen. I had an incubator made from a shoebox and I saved hundreds of doves, pigeons and sparrows. The tree trimmers would always bring me the babies before cutting their nests away. Pigeons and doves would always stick around and were like pets. The sparrows not so much. I would watch them hatch and hand feed them and teach them to fly and as soon as they could, they would bite me and fly away 😅
I love the call of these birds. Bring back childhood memories of a relaxing summers day. There’s nothing more nostalgic for me than sound of a lawn mower, the smell of freshly cut grass, and the song of the mourning dove on a warm Saturday for me.
I agree. They sound like a hot muggy summer day from my youth
I love their call. It is haunting and beautiful.
I agree
i have a mourning dove who lives outside my window, i love hearing him
I love the sound they make. It's so peaceful.
They are very social and intelligent. They communicate with me in my yard and somehow talk with me 😮
That’s amazing
The sounds of my childhood.
Living just above a pond... Running around it and through the woods and hearing this beautiful call...
Fond memories.
I had one adopt me about 15 years ago, sweet little guy loves when I'm around.. Shits everywhere but well worth the clean up!
What goes in, must come out!
I love these birdies oh so much. I hear them everyday and I'm happy I live where they live. I also mistook them for owls as a kid!
It is easily done for sure.
My earliest memory is being put down for a nap and hearing them as I moved around on my pillow looking for the cool spot. ❤️
When growing up in AZ, we had Inca & Morning (mourning) doves. Now we have ring neck doves that are more aggressive and bigger.
I love their song. It brings back so many memories ❤️
They are great birds. I love your story.
I’m in Lake Havasu, AZ, the dad is sitting out in 110+ temps in bright sun. I put water and food out but I’m not sure they take much.
@@KrisD007 They can survive on amazingly little.
@@KrisD007 I am in Chandler ☀️🌵👍🏻
I have one nesting on the pillar outside my doorway. I turn the water on a slow drip in the garden. That’s probably why they return ❤️ Living by the canal doesn’t hurt either 😅
I always have 2 on my windowsill in kitchen
Im so blessed. -God sends His comfort in so many ways ❤
Always have the females come back to my window flower bed and lay eggs. Such an awesome thing to watch. I can just open my window and see her there over the eggs.❤️
That is obviously a safe place for her!
cool 🤯🤓🤓💙💙💙💙🐦🕊🕊🕊🕊
I love these birds, their calls are peaceful
Early spring/summer morning, I love to hear this "mourning" call.
So unique!
Had a family of them in front of me this afternoon. Feeding their baby and one teaching to hunt. It was beautiful. These mates picked an ease truff.
They even have many trees to pick from.
very interesting video about a bird we see every day
Thank you!
I have two hanging baskets (empty except for a coconut shell), the female has laid 6 sets of eggs since the first of the year. Last year she laid 3 sets of eggs in the same basket. Each set of eggs has hatched and fledged except one which a hawk came in and took.
One of their nicknames is "the rabbits of the bird world" for their frequent nesting.
Two chicks of a mourning dove fell from a tree at work. Theyre sooo tame because i hand fed them. Also make great pets, very calm and dont bite up the wooden furniture haha
Hopefully they are free to come and go. It is illegal to keep wild birds as pets.
Thank you so much for this interesting video! Mourning doves are my favorite bird and I loved learning a bit more about them.
You are welcome. Thanks for tuning in!
i always hear this bird early in the morning
same i love the sound
Such a peacefull sound. Heard one this morning up here in the Great White North. Love it. Remininds me of camping and cottage time.
Thanks for the info.
God bless.
The fact that this connects ALL of us (or most of us) together, is clearly by design. What beautiful world the Lord has created.
Amen
Such a beautiful creature.
Thank you, this was really informative. I live in Salt Lake City and have 2 mourning doves that eat at my bird feeders. I always thought it was an owl I was hearing so I was very surprised to find out it's been doves the whole time! 😆
Two mourning doves are making a nest on my table outside on my balcony right now ! The more info the better lol
They visit my backyard feeders every day, morning, afternoon and evening.
I have a bird feeder and multiple bird houses. My yard is very popular this time of year. I love it.
They're one of my favorite birds, I couldn't shoot them. Starlings on the other hand...
I have 7 mourning doves sitting in a bush outside my window. thank you for more information!
You are welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Them and a classic American Robin will always remind me of being a kid! As soon as I hear their calls it instantly sends me back to waking up early and going to daycare or school, or while going camping during the summer in Eastern Oregon. Thank you for the upload!
Thank you for the information sir!
Sorry for your loss
Learned about these in high school. Really just the call and what to identify it with. Every morning trying to sleep in from school these jokers like clockwork would coo and do their call relentlessly haha. Chicago in the summertime.
The adult mourning doves are cuter than the babies.
Young birds can look rather disheveled.
I lobe this information! Thank you so much!
There's a high population of them in California so I was surprised to learn they tend to populate in more humid areas of the US.
Had a bird build a nest on my ladder… shows u how much I used my ladder. Nonetheless had two chicks, both healthy.
These doves will not stop building a nest in my covered patio. 😂
Appreciate them ❤️❤️❤️ They must feel safe there. 🥰
@azpatriot2613 Yeah, they had two healthy hatches and robins as neighbors with 4 hatches. They are starting to make a poppy mess but interesting seeing them grow every day.
My father-in-law was sure that is not the bird that makes the sound. "So, what does make that sound?" His reply, "rain crow."😂
That is a true common name for them in parts of the country!
@@MarksBackyardBirds I wondered that! Thanks.
They make that sound to let the babies know it's time to eat too.
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Welcome to the channel!
There's lots of doves here in the desert too, its nationwide!
They do very well in desert regions and many different habitats.
Thank you for discussing Morning Doves. I have 3 that visit each day. I did think that the sound was an owl. Love your websight
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Our pair doesn’t have a wonderful nest but they still did some work. And it’s at least 110 right now and sitting on eggs the whole time.
Thank you for posting this video! Doves come and visit me every day and I think it’s mainly because I have 2 bird feeders. They hardly ever leave anything for the other birds.😅❤
Glad it was helpful!
I have a couple of mourning doves that hang around my patio. Thanks for this video. Very informative about my friends
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Very informative and presented in an interesting way. Thanks!
Thank you!
Very instructive and fun video! I've just started bird feeding this winter (since my cat is getting old and minds the cold,) and mourning doves come over to clean up the ground! First time i was seeing doves. Didn't know we had them during winter months. It's been cold for weeks, -30°C... I love them!
Most do move south for the winter but several hearty individuals tough it out.
To after 6 years look out my window and see 5-7 of these beautiful creatures, and realize they all have their quirky personalities. - it started 6 years ago with what i thought was a pigeon eating rocks in my driveway and after a very hard day i laughed at its stupidity as i sat blankly looking out my window. Then it would be there every morning, - what in the world is this. - then i saw they had a friend .they were always together.God has his ways it seemed after a death or defeat they would show up to cheer me up. So i put out a bird feeder. And 6 years later on my birthday I seen 5-7 yesterday .i named gramps and gram Henry and Henreitta ,every day id see them , up till this week it was just them then while outside I see 2 lil babies and also a bunch of them ❤.
This morning It was a very lil baby with its mama or dad. And i sat and talked with them and eventually they both flew off at same time. 😊 Pretty cool.
Thank you for sharing!
My cardinals knock seeds out on the ground liberally. The doves (and others) enjoy the buffet...seem to prefer it from the ground too as a feed location. Love those birds.
What a relationship.
"They are terrible nest builders"
Now, that explains why we find so many fallen baby doves on our yard. I thought it was just an accident or the wind that pushed the babies over :(
What do you do when you find them?
@@bbygrlpt2 if the babies survive the fall. We take them in and nurse them until they can fly. Then we release them to nature.
@@sisters8a Oh ok and what do they eat? I have a bird nest in my fire escape but Im afraid when the babies are born could fall to the streets or something
@@bbygrlpt2 well you could ask a vet for their input (here we asked a exotic pets vet) but if that's not near you, we gave them corn tortillas soaked in water (a paste kind of mixture) I know some people who mix bread and water too. But it's always best to ask a profesional (because it will all come down to the type of birds you're taking care of 😊)
@@bbygrlpt2 also there's this baby food (instant oats. A mix you prepare with warm water. Here we call it Nestlé Nestum, maybe it has other name over there) you can feed them the food inside an insulin syringe (without the needle of course!). It makes for decent baby bird food.
I have 3 pairs one likes to dance on our cars now and then lol, we have had them forever and they are extremely smart birds who will watch you fill feeders and how you interact with other animals so if you prove to be kind even with the Mocking Jay's lol more come to your yards. I am in Connecticut and mine stay usually all year.
One of these doves keep showing up on my roof in front of my window and when I first heard it’s call I thought it was an owl lol It keeps showing up there and I haven’t lost anyone but I have been sad lately I love this bird tho
We have a pair, or perhaps the offspring of a previous pair, that have returned to a high up potted spider plant on the corble of our fireplace chimney. The spot is sheltered on the front porch. This is their second or possibly third year in the same potted plant. They just finished raising one baby for the second time this year. I can exit the front door and look up into the plant and see them staring back at me. It's so very cool that they feel safe there.
Very cool!
Great useful info 😉
i have them here in Capebreton Novascotia , Canada . i just searched them and realized i am already subscribed to you
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I have a pair that just showed up last week. I never removed the nest under my carport rafter from last year and they returned. Very mellow. I walk right by the nest and the one in there does not flinch. They don’t make a mess like the finches do.
They are very peaceful birds
great video. just what i was looking for
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Being from NJ, our state bird is the Yellow Goldfinch. It’s a rare but beautiful sight when you see one. I have two feeders outside hoping to attract them with “finch, cardinal, chickadee” food. Can you tell us more fun facts about these birds and when’s the best time to spot them?
Thanks so much for tuning in. Goldfinches are awesome birds. Because they act and look very differently in Spring and Summer than they do in Fall and Winter, I have done two videos about them. ua-cam.com/video/F4hl_6K-Pa8/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/wry5o-_EyRc/v-deo.html if you want to watch.
I’m pretty sure these live in the trees in my garden (two 40 feet leylandii) and were in the north east of England. I was convince they were owls as a kid and that sound is what I know. This was really cool to learn a bit about them.
There are several species of doves in the UK
The dyslexic in me for years had me calling them for the time of day when they are most heard cooing. I like afternoon doves better, happier time.
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Thanks for the info. Had one trying to "mourn" on my apt deck and got some owls going to scare it off... cute until it is annoying when I am trying to sleep at 5am. .....
I can appreciate that.
I live in the central san joaquin valley in a house my wife and I have rented for the last 10 years, doves started nesting in an old hanging planter and every year my wife and I enjoyed watching these quiet birds do their thing which ends with the young fledging and next early spring there is another pair nesting in the same planter. One year, a guest we had in our home walked out onto our back patio and was shocked to witness a hawk that could not have viewed the planter from the air because our patio has an 11' X 30' solid wood with rain tiles sun shade over the cement patio, this hawk landed on the fence which is at least 7' away from the nest and grabbed both pre fledgling doves and flew off with them after taking a few bites. For two years after, no doves nested in our planter, the first pair of doves that did were early in spring and it was cold at that time, I noticed that the nest with eggs was left for long periods as in hours of no warmth given the eggs, those two eggs never hatched and the nest was finally abandoned. The next year successful pair and same next and same next year, so, why would any dove chose to nest in a high traffic area where humans pass within 8" from their nest and not have a problem at all with that day after day while rearing young and come back every year skipping two years after a predation of young?
Dove are frequent victims of predators. Adults and nestlings. Luckily they have several nests per season. My guess is it is young birds that choose to nest in locations like you are describing. I remember a dove that made a nest in a bush right outside the main library doors to the campus library at NCState many years ago. They have to learn we’re not to nest as well as were to nest.
Saw one on my roof I swear consoling a squirrel who's babies became trapped and died in eaves.
Wow
We've had one in our attic space every year for at least a decade. Early spring, still very cold. Northern California about 2-1/2 hours North of Sacramento. The cats leave them alone. Trippy.
That’s amazing
Great info
Will you do a video on, the Grouse?
@@southcarolinaindian Which grouse? Here in Missouri we have Greater Prairie Chickens and a very small number of Ruffed Grouse.
If I recall correctly, they are also known as "rain doves".
I have heard them called Rain Crows too
My family has one of these doves living in our garage rn but we've never heard it make a sound and we didn't even see it make it's nest on one of our shelves but there it is and it's got a pretty good nest (I don't really know if it is a good best or not) but it never leaves to get food (maybe it does it at night idk) it's always just perched on its nest looking at us when we walk by
Oh wow! They can be very sneaky.
Columbifomies produce of which they are part of do produce a “milk” but it’s better known as crop milk. It is mostly exuded cells from their crop however, that’s why it’s rich in protein for growing chicks.
I hear them here, Bay Area.
Such a sound of Summer
Each time I hear a mourning dove we oftentimes have a death in the vicinity.
I have quite a few of these birds on my balcony. A family of about 10. They seem to think they own the place and sit in my bowl of seed (peanuts) most of the day. Today was the first time I saw one drink from my bird bath which is about 2 1/2 feet off the ground. He or she was very thirsty.
As I watch this video right now May 1st 2022 12:42pm there is a mourning dove just outside my home over the wall in a big tree cooing. I can't see the bird but he/she is close by. To me the cooing is such a sad sound from a beautiful bird 🐦.
They were appropriately named for that call.
@@MarksBackyardBirds + are all mourning birds male ?
@@paulatristan8189 the males do most of the singing in the bird world but I think they will duet at times
We have a lot in Rio Rancho New Mexico
There are lots of dove in your area. A few different species if I remember correctly.
I have a two mourning doves making a nest near my door
Excellent!
We have a mated pair here in Minnesota
At work there's a female pigeon and her nest is by picnic table in a small tree that lays mass eggs and on break I'd pay attention to her and tell everyone about how that pigeon sure gets around and tell everyone how many times she's had offspring, they all joked at me cause I knew this information.🤣Then I moved out kinda in country and started feeding birds so I guess that's when I knew I liked bird's and male doves are hilarious, Their smooth too, they will blend in and fake eat and try to hurry up and jump on female's or act like their leg is injured and jump on em..😅
They are in Australia as well
Doves live in every continent
I'm in Brooklyn NY, right now its winter here and they absolutely clean me out everyday of the bird feed I put out, I've never seen birds eat so much! I was wondering if you could direct me to or post a video on how to communicate with them? What I mean is, a sound they make to greet or calm each other or maybe a head bob or some kind of body language.
I am not aware of any such communication technique
How can I care for 2 baby morning doves that seem to be orphans? The nest was attacked and one parent survived. That parent sat on the eggs until they hatched and stayed for almost a week. Now It seems to be gone... Probably something happened to it. It has not returned in about 3 hours. I can see their little heads moving in the nest from my window. Please advise.
I'm sorry but I am not qualified to address caring for orphaned wildlife. I would suggest calling you local wildlife department. They should be able to get you in contact with a local rehab facility.
I thought it was an owl the first time I heard them. They live on top of my fireplace. (Never lit it and never will) Its always a nice sound in the morning and today in the evening. (Wichita Kansas)
The most stunningly beautiful music found on this earth are (in no particular order): (1) Bach's violin concerto in A minor and (2) the haunting coo of the North American mourning dove.
I say "North American" because Europe also has a type of mourning dove similar if not identical in appearance to our mourning dove, but their coo is totally different, and not half as beautiful.
I live in ohio, this year I got an issue with a mourning dove pair. They moved into a pine tree taking over an old robins nest and they're eating my strawberries, and black berries...
Have tried stringing rubber snakes or Mylar ribbon strips in the berries?
@@MarksBackyardBirds I didn't think of that. This is my first time dealing with doves in all my years of gardening. I learned to grow lot of fruits and veggies for myself and the wild life around me. So we're not at constant conflict. it's a never ending war so I learned to grow a lot more and just coexist instead. the wild animals learned not to gorge themselves, they take what they need, and leave and still have plenty left. I wouldn't have a problem if the doves didnt eat like nothing is going to be there tommrow, That and only eating part of the fruit and leaving the rest. I got a camera out there watching what comes and goes so I know it's them doing it. And the wild animals won't touch what the doves bit into. And usually I like birds in my garden because they eat the bugs and leave my fruits and vegetables alone as long as I provide birds with a source of water so they're not poking holes in my tomatoes. But doves are different. and I'm afraid since the doves are gorging and leaving bit into fruit it might disrupt the balance I managed to create causing everything that visits to gorge as well. Restarting the war that begin years ago.
@@MarksBackyardBirds I hope they'll migrate when it gets cold and not come back next year.
Do you have a video about ibises? They are my favorite bird!
Great birds. I plan to one about the long legged wader group. Thanks for reminding
We have a pair that built a thick nest above our front door. Not sure what to do with them, but after reading that they can carry bird mites and ticks, they gotta go. Any recommendations on safe removal? Don’t care if they exist anywhere around my house, just not ON my house! :)
Try to place into a thick bush as close to the original site as you can. Use gloves
I have held many birds even pigeons and haven't found this I do have a bird bath and ensure to wash my hands after any touching of feeders or birds but some are really clean birds depends on environment. If your talking city like New York then yes it may have some but small town or in suburbs probably not.
I love eating then
Wow they eat all seeds? Dont come for me but my boy is super picky of what he eats lol
In my area (basically high plains) the doves get wiped out by predators, various Hawks and even tree lizards get their
eggs, they have a hard time surviving..
I am not sure if it belongs to doves there are other birds as well but I found poop with red brown assuming blood if so worried. How to treat it ? What should l give them to eat ?
The colors that show up in bird poop is generally caused by something in their diet. Berries are a good example. They do like a variety of seeds you can offer up. Safflower is their favorite but will eat millet, sunflower and many others.
WHY is there a question mark at the end of the title?
A typo
@0.24 How humid does it get in North Carolina?
Very humid. Oppressively humid in the summer months
@@MarksBackyardBirds Oh wow I was afraid of that. For some reason I thought humidity might be less than Florida's disgusting choking humidity...thanks for the heads up
Please let me know how to feed them when they fall out the nest. What to mixed up as food. Great video I love this doves. Thanks
Hi Luis, Sorry but I am not an animal rehab specialist. I don't try to give out that advise. I recommend contacting your local veterinarian or conservation department for a local rehabber's name and number.
@@MarksBackyardBirds it’s okay. Thanks
On a drain pipe at our house a dove built a nest, the baby already hatched and is now full grown. The mother started taking apart the old nest but then moved back into it and sitting in it, do doves reuse their nests?
Dove's nests are generally pretty flimsy to start with. If it is in a good steady place in a bush or tree she may reuse it.
Doves can reuse their nests for years it depends on a lot of things
@@travonmiller5279 she's back in it again a third time!
The nest fell down and the eggs cracked :(
Im from NYC and one couple has made a flimsy nest on my fire escape, but Im worried about them bc its still so cold/windy here like in the 30-40s. Do you think their babies will survive? Also is a fire escape safe for the babies?😕
Urban birds have to improvise on nesting sites. My guess is they will be fine. I have seen females sitting on nests with snow on their backs.
Are Mourning Doves indeterminate layers? Has anyone ever tried to domesticate them? Why do they make a squeaking sound when they fly? Are there any other birds that do that? Is it an evolutionary innovation, does it help them in any way? I always feel bad because it seems like they fly away screaming as I pass.
Hi Marylou. No, Mourning Doves are determinate layers. My guess is someone has at some point but they have so little meat to them, pigeons were much more useful in that sense. The sound comes from their feathers as they are taking off and some of the other "ground" dwelling birds make similar noises. My guess is it is "hopefully" distracts the predators enough for them to escape.
@@MarksBackyardBirds Thank you for answering. I never thought of that, but it is very distracting. ;)
We have two morning doves living under our tiki bar on our back deck. They don't seem to have a nest but have been here for the past couple days laying on the deck next to out turtle tank. They are relaxing on the deck not up high in the beams where they would be safe but on the deck floor? My question is do they sometimes nest on the ground?? Or is this weird behavior trying to figure out if they could be sick or something. They don't appear sick just seems weird that they would be relaxing down low instead of up high??
I doubt they are sick. I have never known them to nest on the ground although frequently rather low in a bush or shrub. They do count on their coloration and stillness to keep them from attracting the attention of a would be predator. My guess is they are just loafing.
They’ve been on my deck for over a month now. They do nest very low occasionally. She had her babies in an old flower pot about 5 feet off the ground. Her babies stayed on the ground after 2 weeks and so did she. It was amazing!
Please someone answer this question, if a baby mourning dove gets its wing feathers ripped off by a different animal, will they grow back⚠️