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BigmanPigman

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3. I had two doves in my back area
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 07:48 PM
Aug 31

and I was watching them take turns building the nest, keeping eggs warm and bringing food for over 2 weeks then one day the nest was on the ground and the eggshells smashed and empty. I didn't know what animal would do this in a city. I thought maybe a cat but my family said Black birds/Crows do that.

They came back about 2 months later and something else scared them off when they started building a new nest. We have tons of Crows around here. The poor Doves don't stand a chance.

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Mourning dove in the late afternoon [View all] Mousetoescamper Aug 31 OP
Beautiful! Great composition & colors too. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 31 #1
Thanks, Peggy! Mousetoescamper Aug 31 #2
I had two doves in my back area BigmanPigman Aug 31 #3
Isn't that just so disheartening? Diamond_Dog Aug 31 #4
That's exactly what I saw. BigmanPigman Aug 31 #5
I hope your birds come back. Diamond_Dog Aug 31 #6
Yes, they did start to come back and they were getting BigmanPigman Aug 31 #7
That's a shame. I'm sorry. Diamond_Dog Aug 31 #8
So cute!!! BigmanPigman Aug 31 #10
Dove giving you the eye 😎 Deuxcents Aug 31 #9
Ha! I sometimes have to wait minutes before perched birds look into the lens. Mousetoescamper Monday #11
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