tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767630159129978056.post7184770139723136822..comments2022-08-10T11:22:47.398-04:00Comments on Incorrigible Curmudgeon: Birds on my balconyDr. F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03113302161417376084noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767630159129978056.post-34223420564481936262008-08-11T21:56:00.000-04:002008-08-11T21:56:00.000-04:00This is sweet -- much better than flowers -- and a...This is sweet -- much better than flowers -- and a great photo. I love mourning doves. They're delicate and beautiful, and the plaintive call of the male is a favorite of mine.<BR/><BR/>One spring about three years ago, I had a nesting pair of mourning doves on the fourth-floor window ledge of my living room window -- in a window box as well. They raised two pairs. I got a big kick out of watching them grow and fledge. From hatchlings to first flight was only two weeks' time. <BR/><BR/>Just amazing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com