Mourning Dove Nest Cam Part 3

This is Part 3 of a multi-part educational series on the nesting of mourning doves, caring for the eggs and raising of the young. The nest is located in a flower pot I have hanging from the eaves of my garden shed. The filming is done with an inexpensive USB webcam and an old laptop inside the shed. This episode shows care of the eggs, hatching and early feeding and care of the baby doves, also known as sqabs. Nesting began (Day 1) on August 5, 2014. Teachers, please feel free to use this video content in the classroom.
The parents take very good care of their young, with both parents taking an equal role in guarding and feeding the babies. They alternate multiple times a day, with one parent on the nest feeding and guarding the babies, while the other goes out to gather food. Mom always has the last feeding, and stays on the nest all night.
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[@yaeiou]

So cute ❤

[@Birds_and_Pet_Lover]

Keep it Up Dear!!!!!!!

[@starchild7843]

They are so adorable and I would like to know how to win the trust of a dove so it will come to me I have them nesting on my front porch above my door in a window that they don't make anymore those that open from the top or bottom. This is very old house btw. But how can I win the trust of them to come to me to feed out of my hand at least?

[@Weird_Old_Uncle_Kenny]

I can tell you all about how I made this nest for them and mounted a remotely-operated camera to film this, but you are asking me about things I know nothing about. I have seen folks who have an uncanny way of communicating trust with animals. It seems to be a combination of body language, confidence, and probably "pheromones of trustworthiness". Some folks have it, some folks don't. I don't know if it can be learned, or if it is natural, instinctual. I wish you the best in your endeavors, but please don't be too disapppointed if you don't succeed. Good luck!

[@leobell2459]

❤

[@chouaibychouaib2461]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@RajenderKumar-gq8hs]

From which country are u

[@Weird_Old_Uncle_Kenny]

USA. Mourning doves are native to North America.

[@RajenderKumar-gq8hs]

OK thanks

[@Louloupetals]

How do you know which is mom and which is dad ?

[@Weird_Old_Uncle_Kenny]

Great question! It is nearly impossible to tell from sight alone because the markings are pretty much the same. The male is generally a little larger (but not always). When sitting on the eggs and newly-hatched, the changing of the guard happens almost like clockwork. The male comes in late morning, around 10 am to relieve the female, and he sits on the nest until she returns around 5 or 6 pm. This continues until the babies hatch and for a few days more, until the babies grow big enough to require more than one trip from each parent to keep them fed. Once that happens, I may have to sift through a whole day's worth of footage to keep track of guard changes in order to figure out who is who. However, toward the final week the young are still in the nest, the parents begin a practice of announcing "feeding time" by doing what I call "the full mourning dove call" when they first arrive to the nest, and this makes it easy, because the female's "voice" is much higher in pitch than the male's. This "feeding time" call is one of the parents' greatest tools toward luring the babies to leave the nest. When the babies are ready to fly, the parents begin to make the "feeding time" call from nearby the nest, saying "It's feeding time, but you have to come to me to eat". Please check out my new series called "Mourning Dove Family" kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4vNgGurntialc0

[@joshuaseeley8649]

great observations!

[@edmonlucaya]

I have local doves too I breed them check my channel