I would like to know this it the 5th year of doves. Don't forget your sunscreen! Should I frighten her away, or will she finally realize that the eggs won’t hatch? I came home to find my morning dove and her eggs gone!. it would like to catch, it sometimes “chatters” its teeth and makes little mew-bleat sounds. We, too, a doves nesting in a hanging plant and also discovered this sweet sight by watering the plant and seeing a dove come flying away. Join in and write your own page! Adult birds do not sacrifice themselves for eggs. The incubation period for dove eggs is 14-15 days. Should I be worried? We're super excited and we think the eggs are incubating now. I would try to water from the side. They are very trusting after a while. I see the pair in my yard all day but they don't go in nest. It's easy to do. Thanks for sharing! Stephen has a new book of his incredible photographs — “Mount Diablo, The Extraordinary Life and Landscapes of a California Treasure” — published by the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Simply click here to return to. I couldn't believe my eyes when I went to take down our planter from last year (I guess we were a little lazy) but to my surprise a nest and a dove. Today, after 3 1/2 weeks, they fled the nest. Help! , Stenila nature is where I feel close to God. It has been such a wonderful thing to watch her nest and when I go on the porch, she seems to look for me. Can anybody suggest what to do? 2week today, I found the tell-tale sign of nesting doves! Am watching carefully because I have little dogs who would love to go after them. Doves do not use birdhouses as they are not cavity nesters. Two Eggs are Common. If the eggs are not viable, they will decide in time and leave. One normally sits on the nest all day, until the other bird relieves it in the evening and sits all night. I don't want to scare her or cool the eggs. I had some that took longer. So 3 days ago I noticed 2 doves in my hanging basket right at my front door, they haven't left much other then during the day it's always the male in there, yesterday we noticed 2 eggs, needless to say we are excited to watch the eggs become birds, it is a little creepy at times cause they are right at the door and that's what you see when you open the door. Mourning dove eggs take 14-15 days to hatch, and the babies spend 12-14 more days in the nest until they’re big enough to leave. The chicks on the other hand can sometimes get spooked and attempt to fly away before they are ready. Does anyone know if she'll lay her next eggs at same nest? But there is a Jay bird determined to attack them. It's been at least three weeks since doves laid eggs in a hanging pot near my bathroom window. We have doves in a planter. We are on our 3rd set of eggs in just the last few months. Last year (June 2016) I posted a few times about my birds on camera. Every evening we watch the male and female switch turns sitting on the eggs. The parenting doves won't be bothered by you since they are so use to you going in and out. ( Log Out /  Mourning doves will lay again so this won't be their last, perhaps in another nest but there will be baby doves a plenty. Mom is out and about. My nesting dove allows me to water every evening. Two years same thing happened and one egg didn’t hatch sadly. Below is a short video showing how to feed a baby mourning dove that was rescued. They tolerated my coming/going, had 2 eggs, which hatched. By the way, the male and the female sit on the nest. I'd rather not lose the plants in the basket but the birds come first. I do enjoy watching them but our yard is a mess. 2 doves are taking turns sitting on 2 white eggs in my hanging planter! 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