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Brand new...

...as the parents came in to introduce their new baby. It is a little Laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) and it is a real pretty little critter. We had not

The baby squirrel returned.

Just look at this, and it's too young for us to see its gender yet. I told you that it would be back, in my squirrel post 2 days ago when we first saw it, and this

A caring relationship.

The one is a young dove, and the other is a disabled young squirrel. Watching and waiting for the little squirrel to appear, and when the dove sits there, it is

A nasty character...

...not really methinks, but you can make your own mind up about his antics. It is a big Cape Crow (Corvus capensis), and I haven't seen one for a long time until

Smap Photo Contest - Free Theme for Feathered Friends - by Sunscape

This winter has been very cold and quite a lot of snowfall every week. These Mourning Doves were sitting on the wire all puffed out trying to warm up with the little

Parents came to show us their child.

They are little laughing doves, and we place food out for them. It is a real cutie and wait until you see the action below. We always keep a lookout whenever we

[Literature] Charles Dickens: The Village Coquettes - There Are Dark Shadows on the #6/21

Here I shall stop; let him touch me, and he shall feel the weight of my indignation. Enter FLAM. FLAM. Ah, my charmer! Punctual to my time, you see, my sweet little

A shared doggy water bowl.

Things that we make with one use intent, nature turns to multi uses. Mother nature had many other intentions for the use of the doggy bowl. It was a very hot day,

entry smap 246: negotiating for peace

white doves have a long history of being a symbol for peace from various cultures around the world. these days the prospect of peace around the world is nearer than

Waiting for dinner.

They always arrive 5 minutes early for their food. And they don't have watches to tell the time, as they come around at the same time every day. I love to sit and

Tails Up...

...an idiom used to flip a coin at a sports event, but not in this case. As in this case I shared some birds with their tails up. So, there is an umpire with a coin

Birds are preparing here for spring season.

Started building their nests, and soon there will be babies around again. Look at this cute little Cape Wagtail (Motacilla capensis). We saw another wagtail nest

Wow, what a greeting.

The little Laughing dove arrives at 5pm every day to come and eat. A very short preening session, as he was cleaning himself before dinner, before another downpour

A lovely smooching couple...

...and love is most certainly in the air. Love is in the air, is a song, and I forget who sang it, but it's very applicable to this situation, as birds are beings

Feathered Friends - SMaP

This week's Show Me A Photo contest in the Feathered Friends Community is an open theme, meaning you can enter photos of any sort of bird. Enter for a chance to

A dove is a symbol of peace...

...and this little one came in to remind me this morning. It is called a laughing dove, and it sat on our front gate post. This world is in turmoil, as not only

The dove baby returned.

I forgot to show you that the baby returned later in the afternoon. You will also see how the mom trains the baby to eat by itself. I showed you the baby in this

Look at this gift from the wind.

It must have been blown out of its nest after the strong wind. Hi, she said, are you my daddy? I sat outside early this morning with a cup of coffee, as it was going

Taking evasive action.

This little guy knows all about avoiding trouble. So why and how did he escape up into this high tree? The why was easy, as it saw me coming, and the why is also

Feathered Friends - Show Me A Photo Contest Round 180

With this week's theme being common birds I decided to show you some pictures of some Mourning doves. Mourning Doves are among the few birds that stick around