#28141 - 05/08/21 03:30 PM
Re: Mourning dove chicks. 2021
[Re: redsnow]
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Well, since this thread is for the birds, (pun intended), here's an update from camp on Mama Phoebe. She's back. Same place as last year, above the storage door on the back side of the privy. Was gonna sweep away the empty nest, but the humanitarian in me stopped me. Before I left camp, I scrutinized the nest again, and now there's a reason for the nest. ![](http://sullivansline.com/forums/uploads/usergals/2021/05/full-2332-1390-p1030576.jpg) ![](http://sullivansline.com/forums/uploads/usergals/2021/05/full-2332-1391-p1030577.jpg)
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#28169 - 05/22/21 04:08 PM
Re: Mourning dove chicks. 2021
[Re: redsnow]
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Here's an update on the update. Just came back from camp. Mama Phoebe is sitting on a clutch of five eggs. Out hunting during the day and sitting at night. Been hot so maybe not worried about keeping them eggs warm. Also, was up with one of my daughters. She has a lot better hearing than me, so she's always telling me she is hearing some sort of engine noise. Turns out to be a grouse drumming for love. I know of a drumming log just behind one of our stacks of firewood. At the sound, we snuck up and peered over the stack. Was about 15 feet from the dude when he started beating them wings. Most folks only see this on film. She was really excited watching, although we were in a fog of skitters!
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#28171 - 05/23/21 03:41 AM
Re: Mourning dove chicks. 2021
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Yeah, I got a video of him with my camera (not a smart phone) but am unable to download it like a photo so can't share it.
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