Doves

Smart Mama

Mama mourning dove has built her nest in the gutter under my daughter's covered front porch. Doesn't seem very private with all the traffic underneath. Then I heard a lound thunk and looked in time to see a hawk fly to the roof. On more than one occasion, a juvenile cooper's hawk has tried to get the dove but flies right into the front door instead. Perhaps it is a good place for a nest after all.
Mourning Dove (Zenaidura macroura)

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