tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140606507333247280.post8826215544154437760..comments2024-03-28T05:43:52.583-05:00Comments on 20 North Ora: Bella Has A New Pasttime!!20 North Orahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215328045988219360noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140606507333247280.post-90418095146107686522013-04-24T13:14:52.599-05:002013-04-24T13:14:52.599-05:00Hi again Judy, WOW was my sentiment too, when I sa...Hi again Judy, WOW was my sentiment too, when I saw how much your Hostas had grown! Mine are growing now too. Don't you love spring? And how sweet that your dog has been watching the Mourning Doves. For the longest time, I always thought I was hearing an owl in the morning, until someone corrected me and told me it was a Mourning Dove. I didn't know much more about them except that they sounded like owls, until your post. Thanks for the info! How sad that they sometimes mourn themselves to death over the loss of a mate. Unbelievable that there could be so much feeling inside such a small body. Wow.<br /><br />DebbieDebbie @ MeandMyDIYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16454606067378290761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140606507333247280.post-13850003745456279992013-04-19T17:03:30.868-05:002013-04-19T17:03:30.868-05:00Mourning doves are a favorite of mine too. We have...Mourning doves are a favorite of mine too. We have so many that I think Katie Belle has given up paying attention to them. Her eye is always on the chipmunks, her personal enemy. All I can do is try to keep her in when they're out feeding. Love the picture of beautiful Bella!<br /><br />Did you know that some people used to make house pets of mourning doves? They're supposed to be very affectionate when raised in the house from very young. There may be laws against that now.Dewenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330797553600987145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140606507333247280.post-31345160451890855482013-04-16T22:18:41.558-05:002013-04-16T22:18:41.558-05:00Judy, your blooms are so pretty! And your sweet Be...Judy, your blooms are so pretty! And your sweet Bella is cute! I wish we has doves and in our trees too...Marissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393101640348893129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140606507333247280.post-16342581993894580252013-04-16T21:56:08.476-05:002013-04-16T21:56:08.476-05:00Hi Judy - I love mourning doves. Everyone thinks ...Hi Judy - I love mourning doves. Everyone thinks I'm crazy -- they don't like them but I love the sound they make. We always have a pair in the backyard with their little ones all summer. JJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846251262064844655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140606507333247280.post-30195584858062232422013-04-16T19:36:46.733-05:002013-04-16T19:36:46.733-05:00Is your sweet Bella a bird dog? It looks like she ...Is your sweet Bella a bird dog? It looks like she is acting like one. Her speckles remind me of my grandpa's bird dogs that he used for hunting quail. <br />I enjoyed finding out about mourning doves. They are so sweet. They usually build a nest in our spruce tree. The nests are pretty pitiful. Our doves lay a few tiny twigs crossways of some branches, just tight enough so the eggs don't fall through. You can see daylight through the nests.<br />I love to hear them hoo hoo hooing back and forth to each other in the early, early morning. susie @ persimmon moon cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653330247272673990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140606507333247280.post-91330785987138678842013-04-16T19:25:02.207-05:002013-04-16T19:25:02.207-05:00Judy, I enjoyed the mourning dove info. Your gard...Judy, I enjoyed the mourning dove info. Your garden is looking so pretty! I am happy that all the flowers are blooming here also. <br />hugs,<br />LindaLinda @ A La Cartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16356471099319932835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140606507333247280.post-83000030896659085872013-04-16T18:35:09.118-05:002013-04-16T18:35:09.118-05:00The phlox is so pretty! I don't have any but I...The phlox is so pretty! I don't have any but I have neighbors that have it flowing over their retaining wall and it's just gorgeous!<br /><br />Bella is cute! Manuela@A Cultivated Nesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08282273791971364124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140606507333247280.post-62502535856256468732013-04-16T17:30:50.516-05:002013-04-16T17:30:50.516-05:00A friend of mine told me she saw three doves outsi...A friend of mine told me she saw three doves outside her window today! It must be dove time! Great photos Judy. Bella is very cute. Love the flowers, they are all doing great. xoBarbara F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05650730931602700042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140606507333247280.post-56158199523262162892013-04-16T15:49:17.352-05:002013-04-16T15:49:17.352-05:00The phlox reminds me of my grandmother's flowe...The phlox reminds me of my grandmother's flowers.<br /><br />We have had a dove to build a next near our shed in past years, but not this year yet.Nelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00731594872663348711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140606507333247280.post-60309978991157169792013-04-16T14:43:16.810-05:002013-04-16T14:43:16.810-05:00Oh how sweet! We have tons of doves here. I just l...Oh how sweet! We have tons of doves here. I just love to hear them cooing.Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05728612514516285320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140606507333247280.post-91252723025368687572013-04-16T13:59:38.322-05:002013-04-16T13:59:38.322-05:00OMG Judy - Bella looks so much like my Lili - they...OMG Judy - Bella looks so much like my Lili - they could be sisters.<br />Lovely post - I have two pair of doves and they hand out here with me.<br /><br />Of course I have to feed all the birds. Feel like Bird Land lol.<br />Your flowers are so pretty.<br />Took a little break from working in the garden so it's back to work.<br />Have a wonderful week and Lili said hello to Nella.Mary@mydogsmygardenandmaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265174897498950754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140606507333247280.post-72653596297803358732013-04-16T11:47:29.859-05:002013-04-16T11:47:29.859-05:00I have tons of doves now. I started feeding the bi...I have tons of doves now. I started feeding the birds and now I feel obligated to feed them. They sit on the feeder and give their mournful cry until I go feed. I don't know what will happen if I'm not able to feed them. I notice them in pairs too. Charlie and Lola just ignore them but they aren't bird dogs. They prefer to chase the squirrels. Love all your pretty flowers. I have none this year. Don't know why. Hope it's just too early. Love your photos. You are getting really good!<br /><br />Cheery wave from<br />BevBevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067702704778201176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140606507333247280.post-49181964041147604682013-04-16T11:43:13.931-05:002013-04-16T11:43:13.931-05:00Great post, Judy. I always wanted to know more ab...Great post, Judy. I always wanted to know more about mourning doves since we have them nesting everywhere around our house, including on window ledges! I do wonder how long they nurture those little babies, it seems they sit with them forever, I had a nest on my balcony and I couldn't go out on it for weeks for fear I'd scare them!<br /><br />A friend of ours could imitate their "coo, coo, coo" perfectly and they would actually start to flock around him! Very sweet birds!<br /><br />XO,<br />JaneBlondie's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988377413260331618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140606507333247280.post-52114739754743841002013-04-16T11:27:23.041-05:002013-04-16T11:27:23.041-05:00Mourning doves have been a favorite garden bird of...Mourning doves have been a favorite garden bird of mine since childhood in Wisconsin, and still now, here in California. We fed them in spring and summer til they flew south for the winter. I love their cooing. I was sad to learn that people shoot them, and here we were fattening them up. I admire hunting for food, but still, not MY birds.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.com