MetaChat - Uh oh.... I fear Mrs. Dove is no more.

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03 May 2008

Uh oh.... I fear Mrs. Dove is no more. I mentioned her about two weeks ago. This evening it seems she is gone. I am sad.

post by: Doohickie at: 22:49 | 9 comments

Great shot of that beautiful dove.
I 'aint never seen 144 annuals protected by Brinks though. Tough neighbourhood that.

posted by alicesshoe 03 May | 23:13

Maybe she found a mate?

posted by arse_hat 03 May | 23:13

She was already on a nest, so I assumed she had already mated.

Maybe she just needed a break and will be back in the morning. Maybe the neighborhood cats got her.

posted by Doohickie 03 May | 23:25

Usually the male stays near by the female so I figured she was looking for a guy.

posted by arse_hat 03 May | 23:28

arse_hat is right, pigeons and doves are usually in pairs for life, especially doves (pigeons are a little sluttier). I'm looking at a pair of collared doves on my bird table right now. Your girl was probably broody, made a nest and was waiting for the guy to show up. As any woman could have told her, that never works.

posted by essexjan 04 May | 04:03

aw, so sad. and was that already two weeks ago? Man, time ... uh... flies.

posted by dabitch 04 May | 05:02

Awww I like doves. And yeah, maybe she just moved on? Is the nest in a place that gets a lot of heat? we had some kestrels that abandoned their nest last year b/c it got too hot too fast.

posted by chewatadistance 04 May | 10:24

Yay! False Alarm!

Mrs. Dove was back on the nest this morning!

posted by Doohickie 04 May | 13:56

Whew! It's like a soap opera. I was on the edge of my seat.

posted by redvixen 05 May | 19:12

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