Who hates mourning doves? Fess up.

[Captante]

can't believe I got so old

Consider the alternative! 😉

 

[amdhunter]

Consider the alternative! 😉

Posting on ATOT? Already doing it. 🙁

 

[Captante]

Posting on ATOT? Already doing it. 🙁

Erm.... YEAH that's it! 😉

HINT: It's the same "alternative" to yet another birthday!

 

[amdhunter]

Erm.... YEAH that's it! 😉

HINT: It's the same "alternative" to yet another birthday!

This pic takes me back...lol

 

[RPD]

Yes, fuck these birds. They have to be the WORST bird parents I've ever seen.
They try to nest on uneven surfaces, like outdoor patio fans, or pillars that are curved at the top thus their eggs roll right off. They also try to make a nest in my hanging planters, even if any time I see them I run out and get OH SO CLOSE to smacking them. Hey lets keep going back to that one spot were we get attacked all the time. I've also seen them try to tend to their eggs that they laid on the fucking ground. These guys are all sorts of dumb, pretty sure my dogs have caught and ate them a few times in our back yard as well.

 

[brianmanahan]

Why be hatin? They just matin.

maters gonna mate

 

[Captante]

maters gonna mate

 

[brianmanahan]

good movie

 

[sdifox]

I don't see a problem

 

[nOOky]

We have a lot of them on our property in our conifer trees. I hear if you get enough of them to fill a crockpot, they are quite good eating.

 

[nakedfrog]

Well, they really are just glorified pigeons which were originally called "rock doves." So stand in one place too long & thou shalt be shat upon from a great height.

I prefer rock lobsters.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Any time I'm with family and I hear one it's almost customary to try to imitate it.

Whaaaahooooo hoooooo hoooooo hoooooooooo

 

[IronWing]

 

[mugs]

I don't hate them, but I wish they'd eat less. I put out food to attract the pretty birds, not a whole flock of drab birds.

 

[nakedfrog]

I don't hate them, but I wish they'd eat less. I put out food to attract the pretty birds, not a whole flock of drab birds.

Maybe they're like carnations and if you put a bunch of dyes in the food, it will start to make them more colorful.

 

[Zeze]

I love em. They sound so distinctive and emotive.

Last summer we saw a random housecat pounced on one. Then the remaining dove was all alone.

 

[Zeze]

Maybe they're like carnations and if you put a bunch of dyes in the food, it will start to make them more colorful.

Imagine if this actually worked.

1. nakedfrog feeds food dye to wildlife birds
2. Local birdwatchers and neighbors start to buzz about these amazing new color variations
3. The local news does a piece on this.
4. Bird scientists and nerds chime in that this is actually due to some crazy person feeding bunch of dyes in the feed.
5. The person is identified on local news and nakedfrog is seen closing the door shut on the reporter.
6. This goes viral online. It hits frontpage of reddit and tiktok.
7. nakedfrog is ostracized and ends up moving out of his town.
8. nakedfrog posts about it on ATOT.

 

[nakedfrog]

First of all, she lives in a town known for eccentric people, and second of all

 

[Zeze]

First of all, she lives in a town known for eccentric people, and second of all

whatever you say crazy dye lady

 

[nakedfrog]

You just hate the doves and don't want to see them prettied up. You'll pay for your insolence! YOU WILL RUE THE DAY!

Okay, maybe a LITTLE crazy...

 

[Stopsignhank]

Long story short, a hawk in the neighborhood tried to have lunch and missed. I am now rehabbing a dove in my back yard.

Meet Doug the dove.

 

[RPD]

Came home on Saturday to see yet again the doves trying to build a nest on a ceiling fan in my patio, these guys are a special type of stupid. So many twigs on the ground, who would think a smooth, curved metal surface wouldn't be ideal to make a nest on.

 

[Stopsignhank]

Doug made it through the night. I know birds live outside and he should be OK but I was concerned because he is missing quite a few feathers and I thought he might get too cold. I covered his cage and he walked under the blankets and stayed there under the blankets all night. I have seen him eat and hope that he is drinking also.



This is Doug when he was found in the front yard. I hope that his feathers grow back in a couple of months. That is just a complete guess on my part.

 

[pcgeek11]

KUDOs for your good deed!

 

[Stopsignhank]

Thanks PC.

Really Long story.
Someone in our neighborhood had about 15 animals including peacocks. They got rid of the other animals but the peacocks are still around. Last week one of the peacocks was in front of our house. We were looking at it and one of our neighbors asked if we should call animal control. We talked about that later, that animal control would not come out on Saturday at 5:00 for a peacock. The next day told this story to my sister and she said that they saw a wounded hawk on the road and they called animal control and they told her they would not come out, but to call a place that specializes in hawks.

Fast forward to yesterday and there was a group of people standing in front of my house and they said there was a injured dove in my front yard. They had called "the department of rehabilitation" and left a message with my address. I knew there was no way anyone was going to come out to get a dove. They would probably say to leave the dove alone and let the hawk come back get it's lunch. Nature is nature. So I put a cage around the dove and went to Tractor Supply (I was going there anyway). Got some bird seed. On the way there I thought, wasn't there a thread about how much we hate doves and now I am trying to save one?

I sent pictures to my daughter and she said it was a perfect Father's day present for me. To try and save a wild animal. I I told her that I think I will call it Doug because Doug the Dove sounds great. It is probably a girl bird but Doug the dove just sounds too good.

Obligatory picture of the peacock as it walked through our backyard.