I rescued and hand fed a 5 day old Mourning Dove that fell out of her nest. She, Olivia, has grown beautifully and has been very affectionate. She is now about 7 weeks old.
I have not caged her, have only kept her in the house at night, let her do what she pleased during the day, which at first was hangin close to me and my mom, and latley has been mostly flying off for awhile, perching in trees in my yard for a few hours, coming down for food and water and flying off again for a few hours at a time. Twice she flew off at dusk but came back in the morning.
Lately a pair of adult doves have been sitting occasionally in the nest she fell out of and have been active in my yard, drinking from the bird bath and pecking for food on the ground, hanging out in the tree. Twice I have seen one of them kind of chase her off.
Yesterday morning, she flew out of the garage and was sitting on the driveway when one of the adults landed a few feet from her but flew off when I made some movement. She (Olivia) flew into the tree in my yard and sat for 2 hours, I have not seen her since.
Are these adult birds running her off? I have seen some mention on the internet of Doves acting territorial, but haven't been able to find much more info than that.
Do any of you know if a pair of Mourning Doves would chase her away? I think they were her parents, not that any of them would know each other, but sheesh, my heart is breaking. One of the parents had eaten the head off of Olivia's sibling and disemboweled it, she fell out of the nest during...
I am in love with this precious bird, she is so sweet and lovey, what do ya'll think? She has been gone for 38 hours. I leave food and water in the same place she is used to, I have called fore her, she knows my voice... Do you think she will come back? Could those adults have run her off for good?
Another question, when do Mourning Doves acquire the adult song? She still wheees and chirps like a baby.
Thanks for anything you can offer. Cool website
Sincerely,
Robin
I have not caged her, have only kept her in the house at night, let her do what she pleased during the day, which at first was hangin close to me and my mom, and latley has been mostly flying off for awhile, perching in trees in my yard for a few hours, coming down for food and water and flying off again for a few hours at a time. Twice she flew off at dusk but came back in the morning.
Lately a pair of adult doves have been sitting occasionally in the nest she fell out of and have been active in my yard, drinking from the bird bath and pecking for food on the ground, hanging out in the tree. Twice I have seen one of them kind of chase her off.
Yesterday morning, she flew out of the garage and was sitting on the driveway when one of the adults landed a few feet from her but flew off when I made some movement. She (Olivia) flew into the tree in my yard and sat for 2 hours, I have not seen her since.
Are these adult birds running her off? I have seen some mention on the internet of Doves acting territorial, but haven't been able to find much more info than that.
Do any of you know if a pair of Mourning Doves would chase her away? I think they were her parents, not that any of them would know each other, but sheesh, my heart is breaking. One of the parents had eaten the head off of Olivia's sibling and disemboweled it, she fell out of the nest during...
I am in love with this precious bird, she is so sweet and lovey, what do ya'll think? She has been gone for 38 hours. I leave food and water in the same place she is used to, I have called fore her, she knows my voice... Do you think she will come back? Could those adults have run her off for good?
Another question, when do Mourning Doves acquire the adult song? She still wheees and chirps like a baby.
Thanks for anything you can offer. Cool website
Sincerely,
Robin
