I've never seen doves at my backyard feeder until this year. They are visiting daily now. I've seen as many as 3 at a time, with others calling from the trees. Mainly it is a mating pair that is visiting. The feeder and a few perches are right outside my office window, and they are entertaining to watch. I videoed the pair in a mating ritual yesterday.
They walk the ground picking up what gets dropped from the feeder by other birds. They pretty much ignore the squirrels. And I witnessed a face-to-face standoff between a dove and a large blue jay. Score was game bird 1, songbird 0.
Photos are not too bad given that they were all taken through a dirty window.
Very nice - I especially like 1 and 2.
Nice set. They always feed on the ground.
kpmac wrote:
Nice set. They always feed on the ground.
I have some in my back yard that will go on the feeder when there is nothing on the ground. But it has a large ledge on it for them to perch while feeding.
joecichjr
Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
MtManMD wrote:
I've never seen doves at my backyard feeder until this year. They are visiting daily now. I've seen as many as 3 at a time, with others calling from the trees. Mainly it is a mating pair that is visiting. The feeder and a few perches are right outside my office window, and they are entertaining to watch. I videoed the pair in a mating ritual yesterday.
They walk the ground picking up what gets dropped from the feeder by other birds. They pretty much ignore the squirrels. And I witnessed a face-to-face standoff between a dove and a large blue jay. Score was game bird 1, songbird 0.
Photos are not too bad given that they were all taken through a dirty window.
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That last shot is exceptionally beautiful - and the rest are not too shabby 🥇🥇🎯🥇🥇
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