It’s Nesting Time

It’s that time of year when all the birds are nesting in this part of the world. Yet again, we have a dove sitting on two eggs on the bathroom windowsill. This is the first successful laying that will hopefully lead to a successful hatching.

These doves are notorious for having very untidy and scrappy nests, so this pair has tried for several years in the same spot, but the nest was never sufficient to hold the eggs and they just rolled off the sill and broke. 

So, keeping fingers crossed that we will have a good view when the eggs hatch. As you can see from the photo, she got up when I crept up to take the picture, so I won’t be taking too many and will have to be very careful when I do as I don’t want to disturb her. She’s got used to my opening the window in the morning and locking it at night, but other visits cause a bit of a stir, so I try to stay away.

The other nest is the complete opposite of the dove nest …except for the poor choice of location. This nest is being built by a pair of very busy sparrows (Barbados Bullfinch). They built in the same spot last year and laid two eggs, but being that the nest is only about two feet off the ground, something got at the nest and I found two smashed eggs on the deck floor. Could have been a cat or a monkey, but most likely a cat as nothing else would have access to the location. It’s a nice strong nest, so I’ll be keeping an eye on this one to see what happens.