Mourning Doves--Watch them grow from Eggs to Adults.

[Carola200810]

What a beautiful video. This are with one of my favor birds. I Love how they sound. Thanks for sharing this video ! ;o)

[fearthenightraids]

too long.

[HippyHappy70]

I don't like morning doves that much because they chase away the cardinal, even the squirrel, and they eat until the seeds are practically gone, ...but watching this video photo composition of the mother with the chicks, and those black eyes! and the music makes me love them.

[sushimagushi2]

those babies are big now with their mates and have their eggs

[cybercab]

@chrisaortiz Thanks. It was a neat experience.

[OstrichVids]

We experienced a few years back

how adaptable mourning doves are

with humans.We were able to capture

via webcam and camera the building of the nest,

the birth of their squabs and the final flight into adulthood.

A priceless experience for us also!

[CaptainPrivate]

If you do find a baby bird: 1. Usually the mother IS around somewhere......2. If you DO rescue a baby bird, A. First check yellow pages/google for a bird rescue place. 3. If you try to save a baby bird, buy baby bird formula at a pet shop with eye dropper/syrenge and feed them as directed. (Usually about every 3-4 hours. Birds sleep through the night). A bird rescue place is preferred because they baby bird needs other birds to learn to gather food....and be a bird.

[cybercab]

@CaptainPrivate These weren't abandoned. The mother raised them and they all lived on my porch until they grew up and flew away one day.

[cher41553]

@CaptainPrivate . mine are on a airconditioner. this is the third year. they do the laying now and in sept here. the mom is leaving them alone for hours at night.. they do grow fast. and i can't ell which is the babies after they flew off. last time it seemed the mom abandoned them so they would attempt flying off on their own? it is tearfull to see them gone. :(. cherie. wi.

[Zeldafreak007]

STOP LOOPING THE SAME FUCKING PICTURE GODDAMNIT!

[cybercab]

@Zeldafreak007 Hit the mute button. Or better yet, get lost.

[peanutbuttersticky]

@Zeldafreak007 calm down hoe

[13Brendiita]

@Zeldafreak007 Damm Chill the Fukk Down.

[sonnydothy]

nice video. It normally takes14 to 16 days for the eggs to hatch. I'm breeding 2 different species of wild doves. The Eurasian collared doves, and the spotted turtle doves.

[cybercab]

@sonnydothy Cool. Thanks.

[peanutbuttersticky]

thumbs up if you think this the song is depressing

[cybercab]

@peanutbuttersticky I do! Love it.

[PabloVaughan]

Nicely edited stills! Well done. Thanks for the drop and hope your plants didn't mind not being watered for a couple of weeks! :-)

[cybercab]

@PabloVaughan Thank you.

[craighorner123]

i found a mourning dove yesterday and i thinks its 5 days old but i dont know what to feed him and he wont open hes mouth to eat what should i do?

[cybercab]

@craighorner123 If the mother isn't there, it's probably pretty hopeless.

[13Brendiita]

@cybercab Its Nt hopeless. Im just 15 and i found a Baby Mourning Dove outside and the mother was no-where around. It hurt its leg as well so its kinda limpy So i took it in and have been feeding it giving it water and made it a nice little nest in a box. I feed it little pieces of Bread or rice And it has grown Alot Ive had it for About 2 weeks now And its right here with me while im typin this(: Its So cute And i love it. And there is a certain way to feed it.

[astinney]

I've got a mourning dove family on my back porch, too. The eggs hatched this morning (15 days for one, 14 for the other since they were laid a day apart). Sooo tiny! How long were they around before they learned to fly and left the nest? Have there been more families there since?

[cybercab]

@astinney just the one family.  I don't recall the timing. I should have date stamped the photos.

[54RossB]

@astinney Takes about 2-3 weeks after hatching & they are flying.

[ToffeeChips19]

I liked the pictures. But the music was very sad. Made me sad. =(

[cybercab]

@ToffeeChips19 Yes. I have that effect on people.

[94navin]

how long did it take for the doves to hatch from the time they were laid

[cybercab]

@94navin I think it was about 3 weeks. I should have dated the photos.

[94navin]

@cybercab thanks the birds hatched and its with its mother but later i want to take it and raise it

[94navin]

@cybercab thanks the birds hatched and its with its mother but later i want to take it and raise it

[94navin]

@cybercab thanks the birds hatched and its with its mother but later i want to take it and raise it

[godsentangel1]

@94navin NOOO! would you like being taken from your parents?!?!?! plus it needs it's mother to learn bir things from! Let nature do what nature does.

[94navin]

@godsentangel1 well i took the baby and taught it all it needs and it fly and comes back everyday and comes to play with me winter i will put it back in its cage and let it go when summer comes around again

[HelloNewYorkCity]

too bad one day, an idiotic hunter will get his rifle out....

and yes.

i hate reality sometimes

[StopFear]

the music is so depressing and sad. it should be happy and upbeat because its happy life

[vaibanez17]

I heard they are going to try to clone passenger pigeons in the near future using mourning doves...i don't see how they can but this is what i read in a book written in 2004 about passenger pigeon extinction

[cybercab]

I hadn't heard that though I've heard a lot of talk about cloning mammoths. They have semi-fresh ones in freezers. I'd pay $100 to see a live mammoth.

[Pigeonification]

Beautiful. Made me cry. Excuse me, What was the song? I want to know.

[cybercab]

Disconnect by She Wants Revenge.

[AdmiralCecil]

Mourning doves made a nest in a tree next to our garage. Last Sunday the eggs hatched. Now the parents are feeding the two squabs at the same time.

[cybercab]

Cool. You should take some video :)

[ewthmatth]

You should put the name of the tune you used in the video description so that people don't have to ask in the comments. (And I AM asking ;) ) Anyway, nice video :)

[cybercab]

Ok. i'll do that.

This is Disconnect by She Wants Revenge.

[Pigeonification]

They are such peaceful birds...I love them so much. Yeah but theyre nests are like poo and they often build them in weird places. Thanks for posting this. It made my heart fill with.......umm......Candy Apples.

[kpxkraze]

I've been monitoring morning doves on my balcony for quite some time now. They've been incubating for a while, do you know when the eggs hatch?

[cybercab]

It was less than 2 weeks I think.

[joyville2]

Well done. So beautiful! Thank you!

[cybercab]

Thanks. It was a really neat experience to be allowed to get so near them.

[venomtheboa]

thats the most shitty nest ever lol cute birds

[cybercab]

Yes, they're known for their poor workmanship. Odd.

[lawlessinc]

Mourning Dove are very good to eat as well. Put a slice of jalapeno and wrap in bacon before you grill.

[cybercab]

They are the most hunter bird in the US. I've never had one but I'd be willing to give it a try,.

[AgentAndromeda]

I like Mourning doves alive. lol. I think they're cute and pretty

[lawlessinc]

I like them alive too. They are really neat birds. My favorite birds are Roadrunners and Humming birds. I have a lot of dove and humming birds in my back yard.  Here in Arizona they are everywhere. Gambel quail too. I wish I could see the roadrunner more often.

[AgentAndromeda]

My favorite birds are Orange cheeked waxbills. They're around an inch long and have orange cheeks, brown eyes, white bellies, red right at the start of their tails and they're very cute.

[cybercab]

Sounds cool!. i'd like to see them.

[AgentAndromeda]

I'll post a video of them :)

[cybercab]

I wish I could film humming birds but I don't have them here. Nowadays I film moose more than an other animals. The big snow ravens are pretty cool too.

[TexasIsHome]

this is like a memorial to doves with that sad music. More upbeat music is needed,, you are celebrating life.. this doesn't sound like it. Sounds like mourning. No pun intended.

Sorry not being mean, just my opinion.

Thanks for sharing.. very cute!

[cybercab]

I can take input like that. You're right though I'm drawn to the dark. It's mroe interesting than the cheery!

[AgentAndromeda]

I like the video. Mourning doves are my 2nd favorite bird, my first favorite are my pet birdies, and they come from Africa. They're finches, and the type of finch they are is orange cheeked waxbills, they're so cute, but they get scared of sudden loud noises or if you get too close to their cage. Thanks for posying

[cybercab]

Thanks. I'm glad you like it. They're pretty neat.

[tribulation138]

I heard your background music in a movie

[cybercab]

Well I'm producing a movie actually. Maybe we should get clearance to use this song. I like it.

[peanutbuttersticky]

aw... this gets me like emotional..

[cybercab]

Thanks. Me too.

[MexicanEagle93]

this video softens me up all the time

[cybercab]

Thanks. me too.

[abercrombiegirl78]

so cute so cute so cute so cute!!!!!!!!!1

[iheartsinging240]

very very cute i have to admit!

[95milkbone]

Sweet

[peanutbuttersticky]

a coupl months ago or somethin like that i found a baby mourning dove outside so i brought it in so first we fed it some ground up bird seeds (didnt kno wut to give it) and then after a while he started eatin on its own. he started eating seeds that i feed my parakeets :) he pwns i like the cooing sound it makes in the mornin

[ShotgunSlade]

Very nice video . I have some nesting in a tree near my house it's great watching them. Peace to all animals large and small :)

[6V92TA]

i love mourning doves. Hopefully one day, i can nab a baby and raise it to an adult dove of my own. ive always wanted a pet morning dove since i was a kid. i love hearing their mournful cooing early in the morning.

[getdowngerty]

6V92TA: Coming from someone who has rehabbed a LOT of wild birds, doves are -very- difficult to hand-raise (you could very easily drown them even if you know what you're doing).

Besides, "nabbing a baby" just to raise it is not only cruel and a bad idea, but against the law in most states.

If you like hearing their coo in the morning, I suggest just luring wild doves to your property with places to nest and food, and listen to them in their natural habitat.

[gulpgulpgulp34]

Clementkor, u r a f-ing retard, and an idiot. Their not sqaubs, i think ur the squab u fugley filth pile.

[ClementKor]

A mourning dove laid eggs 1 month ago.

Now the squabs are on the ground foraging.

I nearly stepped on one once...didn't look where I was going...

[cybercab]

Oh cool. You should share.

[oboe17]

My ornithology prof. says that mourning doves lay eggs ~every month, 'cause they're such poor nest builders (lots of gaps in the twigs, so babies fall out). I've got some that nest in an old hanging basket and once their babies left the nest, the parents laid more eggs within a week and now have more babies!! What a life!

[MayyMayy]

I currently have a mother Mourning Dove buliding a nest in my flower pot that hangs over my balcony. She comes back every single year to the exact same one and lays her two eggs. It's so cute!!

[spanishfli]

What is the name of that song? So beautiful and sad...

[cybercab]

Disconnected by She Wants Revenge

[ErrantBliss]

Cybercab, you'll never believe it! yesterday I posted saying that I'd like a mourning dove, and THAT AFTERNOON we found a baby in my brother's room! Our cat must've brought it in-- it has a lame leg, but is doing well. I'd guess it's about 2 weeks old-- so cute!

Isn't that weird, and just yesterday I bought a birdcage "just in case".. !

[cybercab]

Wow, that's awesome.  I hope it's ok.

[ErrantBliss]

I'd love to have some as pets, too... that's what I want most, really. She's so GORGEOUS! how awesome that you got to experience that :)

I have had two diamond dove chicks-- they're about 1/3 the size of mourning doves-- very small. and I've got two eggs in the basket now!

[cybercab]

Take pictures :)

[Metal2626]

I love mourning doves. I like blu jays, cardinals and other colorful birds but i love the way they sing. They have a distinctive look and feel. My dad installed a spotlight on my house under the roof and a few days later a mourning dove made a nest there. It had 2 eggs and i watched them groe up. I was the reason they had their first flight. I opened the window to look at them then they both flew away. Now... the mom has had 2 more eggs!

[cybercab]

Mine flew away one day too :( They didn't make a nest again this year. Maybe next year.

[Narutohunter1]

i love hunting for doves and just like them theyre so peaceful the sound they make is so destinctive from other birds when they are flushed

[cybercab]

Yeah, that is a weird sound. Maybe they'd live longer if they were more quiet.

[sunshinegirl1967]

I can't stand anyone who hunts down helpless animals and birds for sport. That's awful!

[HTFFanOfFlaky]

That's so beautiful. The music was enough to make me cry. I thought they died at first but I'm glad they're ok.

[Zarbod]

Thanks. Yes they were alive and well last time I saw them. One night after work I went out to photograph them as usually. Normally, the mother would fly off and I'd photograph the babies, but one day they all few off. I have doves out there again this year but no nests.

[LarkPash]

I thought I commented before on this...but I guess not. I had a pet mourning dove and she was a sweetie. The song sounds like a song playing in the memory of something, and for me in the memory of my bird. She died in December.

[cybercab]

I'm sorry to hear that. I'd love to have some for pets.  But my apartment people complained that I had a bird feeder out. Alas.

[LarkPash]

Well, that's no fun! I don't see what the problem is with a bird feeder.

[Zarbod]

It has something to do with bird droppings all over the place. Oh well. Some people are crazy like that.

[LarkPash]

that's just sad. :(

[betalvl]

Great video! Do they actually sell mourning doves?I caught one using a bird trap i build but i couldn't keep it:( i Obsessed with mourning doves! <3 i caught 5 of them in total :o

[cybercab]

Thanks. I think they do sell them but they are easy to catch and there are 500,000,000 wild ones in the US.

[kippehkun]

i love mourning doves, mostly for their call XD

but this bored the pants off of me. 2/5.

[LadyVIolence]

Awwwwwwwwwwwww that was such a touching video, but the song was soooooo boring. I put "Phil Collins - Son of man" over the top, it was better then, pulled at my heart strings.

[jaymedecas]

Breathtaking video! I love doves, and these beauties are simply amazing. Thank you for sharing!

[cybercab]

This is a song called "Disconnect" by a band called She Wants Revenge. It's a great album but nothing like this song. The rest is electronica rock with some offensive language thrown in to keep it interesting.

[rcaneuro]

I'm familiar with the band. You're right, this sounds nothing like them. Thanks for the info!

[rcaneuro]

What music did you use for this video?

[yellow1014]

i have a pet mourning dove :)

[cybercab]

Cool. I have a pet python (See my four python videos). I wonder if my python would eat a dove. Probably not. But it would save me some money in rat costs.

[yellow1014]

meanie >:(