#mourning dove eggs

[bob-artist]

Y'all, meet my new friend Jabba the Butt 🎉

And what does that make his lady friend?

Princess Leia Couple Eggs

#dove #mourning dove #birds #star wars #puns #my mourning dove neighbors #i've only seen the eggs once #for a very short time #i got so worried but the parent came back very quickly #i believe the eggs were laid on april 24 #so we're getting close....

[driftlessdreams]

Newly hatched mourning dove!

#mourning dove #wisconsin #eggs #bird #close to house #i careful go past

[eggbreadboi]

“Little Dove”

#I’ve been on an oc kick which is resulting in whole new story wheeeeee #This is father Peter #priest oc #original character art #mourning dove #tw priest #i love him a lot which is why i make him sad :( #egg’s art #egg's ocs

[birchbooks]

#mine #mourning dove #dove #eggs #spring #nature #nest #birds

[mossiestpiglet]

The mourning doves in my backyard have fledged their second clutch and are back on the nest already! So glad they finally stopped trying to nest on the roof and moved to the hutch right outside our back door, they’re so much more successful now

#there’s still pigeons occasionally trying to nest on the roof but they give up pretty quickly #the eggs smell so bad when they fall off the roof #birds #mourning doves

[leporidaedaze]

Surprised she came back and built her nest the same place as last year???? Unsure why she thinks right outside a high traffic window is a good place to raise kids but I guess it worked out last year so who am I to judge

#she just laid her eggs today!!! #I am genuinely excited to see her raise babies again #mourning doves #birds #rambles

[aplpaca]

Do you have any cool bird facts

female raptors (eagles, hawks, falcons, etc) are larger than male raptors in pretty much all species. this happens even in groups not closely related to each other (ex: hawks and falcons), so its beneficial enough in their niche that its evolved independently a few times, though its unsure exactly what that benefit is atm (bc unlike males being larger in a lot of mammals, female raptors dont make a habit of fighting each other or using size to attract mates as far as we know). ex: heres a male and female Cooper's Hawk

somewhat mentioned above but falcons are more closely related to parrots than they are to hawks

Gray Catbirds and American Robins have been witnessed raising young in the same nest at the same time. In one instance (reported by Mulvihill and Murray), they were recorded caring for the young of both species in the nest, and when the Catbird young fledged, the adult Catbirds continued to provide food for the not-yet-fledged Robins. heres a pic of the nest from the report

the worlds oldest known bird as of 2024 is a wild Laysan Albatross named Wisdom who's 72-73 years old (at minimum, we dont actually know her birth date, just that she was at least 5 years old when she was banded in the 50s) and still raising chicks. here's her with one of her chicks

also Albatrosses have wingspans of up to 3.5m/11.5ft and have been recorded flying 49,700 miles without touching land (they do land in the water to eat tho)

this is from personal experience but if you walk around in a north american grassland for long enough, you Will get jumpscared by a Mourning Dove bc they make their nests on the ground in the grass and like to hang out on the ground in the grass and they also like to wait until youre right overtop of them to freak out and fly away from you

Bald Eagles don't get their fully white heads and tails until theyre about 5 years old

A lot of birds have been observed incorporating cigarette butts into their nests, and a study in Mexico on House Finches found that this actually results in drastic decreases in parasites affecting young compared to nests without them

Cedar Waxwings (and Waxwings in general) just look so smooth. they look like someone airbrushed them. look at this shit

in Jacanas, females lay eggs in multiple males' nests, and then the males raise the young by themself. Also they carry their babies under their wings like this

Horned Guan. Theyre endangered and live in a small area of central america. both the males and females have the little horn fez, the males just have taller ones

#birds #i could do more but i have a thing in like 10 min rip #birds are good #animals #nature

[jenisis]

!!!

#mourning dove #birds #egg #zenaida macroura

[ohdeerfully]

OhDeerfully Hazbin Hotel Masterlist

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Alastor x Reader (romantic or platonic)

Them There Eyes (fluff)

Be Back Soon (part i)

Goodmorning, Love (fluff)

Your Half of the Deal (part i) (part ii) (part iii)

A Dry Bed (fluff)

How to Summon an Overlord (fluff)

Mourning Dove (angst, some comfort)

Alastor x Plushie!Reader (platonic fluff)

Lazy Morning (fluff)

Alastor x NB!Reader (headcanons)

What Will the Papers Say (platonic?)

Ma Moitie (fluff/comfort)

My Devotion (headcanons)

Silky Fur (fluff/comfort)

Jealousy Look Good on You (fluff)

Stitches (fluff)

Welcome to Hell

Bare (fluff/comfort)

Alastor x Cat Demon!Reader (headcanons/fluff)

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Sir Pentious (PLATONIC)

Do His Egg Bois Know He Eats Egg Sandwiches (fluff)

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[brooklynbridgebirds]

The Mourning Dove nest is still doing well. Obviously, there are more than just eggs under this bird...! Hope to see those nestlings peeking out soon 😀

#birds #birding #urban birding #nuts_about_birds #birdstagram #patch birding #nature blogger #nyc nature #brooklyn #brooklyn bridge park #nyc #nature #birds nest #bird nest #bird nests #dove #mourning dove

[battle-of-the-birds]

Remember to read about the contestants before voting!

Kiwi

Ah, the Kiwi. Yet again another flightless bird from New Zealand, who is still recovering from the introduction of predators to its homeland. They are the smallest living ratites (which includes emus and cassowaries), and true to their name they are New Zealand's response to the lack of rats on the island. This niche was filled in by the kiwi. They are nocturnal and lay very large eggs compared to their body size. Learn More!

Mourning Dove

One of the most abundant and wide spread type of bird in North America, the Mourning Dove has a distinctive call that I'm sure most people in the united states are familiar with. They are also a popular game bird as well, but despite this they are of least concern. Learn More!

(Kiwi photo by John Kyngdon) (Mourning Dove photo by Mason Maron)

#bird battle #round one #birds #bird #kiwi #mourning dove #dove

[outofangband]

Birds of Thargelion

After this I just have Maglor’s Gap and that will complete my series on birds in the Fëanorian realms pre Amon Ereb!

Flora, fauna, geography and environment of Arda Masterlist

Thargelion was the realm of Caranthir, located in the north east of Beleriand just north of Ossiriand and bordered by the Ered Luin, the eastern stretch of mountains that divided Beleriand from the rest of Middle Earth

As always this is not a definitive list! Please feel free to ask more or give me a more specific category!

Around Lake Helevorn and the rivers: Red-breasted merganser, mute swan, white tailed dipper, whooper swan, smew, little grebe, red throated loon, common crane, mallard, common white eye, northern shovler, green winged teal, corn crake, spotted crake, black winged stilt

Mountains: bearded vulture, water pipit, golden eagle, kestrel, peregrine falcon, Rock ptarmigan, common siskin, alpine accentor, northern wheatear, ring ouzel, white tailed eagle, chough, spotted nutcracker, Citril finch, griffon vulture, common redstart, common raven, wallcreeper, common jay, boreal owl, white winged snowfinch, crag martin, common redstart, black redstart

Foothills and forests: black grouse, wood grouse, goshawk, grey white fronted goose, hazel grouse, little bunting, meadow pipit, tree sparrow, hedge warbler, Bohemian waxwing, common kestrel, long eared owl, little owl, marsh tit, coal tit, mourning dove, rock pigeon, woodchat strike

World building notes

-Like most of the Noldor in Eastern Beleriand, many of Caranthir’s scouts keep birds of prey. In Thargelion these are primarily peregrine falcons and kestrels. Hunting with birds was less common however.

--There are populations of Green Elves who live in Thargelion, primarily in the mountains and near the border of Ossiriand. Though they also do not use birds for hunting, certain species are kept as companions or messengers.

-Chicken breeding as an art and science developed during the Watchful Peace. Chickens in Thargelion are appraised for long plumage and colorful feathers. Their eggs are eaten but they are not often used for meat.

-Chickens, peacocks and quails were kept by the Noldor of Thargelion, techniques of raising and breeding them were learned from Sindar and Silvan cultures of Eastern Beleriand. Indeed the Noldor of Thargelion were one of the only Noldor populations to keep quails.

-Bearded vultures appear on the crests of some of Caranthir’s lords and were even kept by a few of them

-Feathers of various mountain birds especially eagles and ouzel appear in wood carvings as an architectural motif during the Watchful Peace in Thargelion

-Out of all the Fëanorian realms, water birds appear most often in art and other cultural references in Thargelion as Lake Helevorn and its wildlife are a central facet of life there especially in times of peace. Wading birds like crakes, cranes and stilts are especially Valued.

#the silmarillion #fëanorians #thargelion #beleriand #musing and meta

[hewhothrivesintheshadows]

there’s a mourning dove pair nesting on my window sill and thEIR EGGS HATCHED AHHH IM GONNA TAKE PICTURES OF THE BABIES WHEN THE PAPA LEAVES FOR FOOD AGAIN BUT OMG THEY LOOK LIKE MEATBALLS 😭😭😭

#werewolf #werewolfkin #otherkin #alterhuman #wolf therian #wolfkin #werewolf kin #therianthropy #otherkinity #theriotype

[todaysbird]

What does one do when they find a mourning dove nesting, with egg, and killing your hanging strawberry plant? Answer: hope they are as dumb as you think and replace it with another hanging (fake) plant! Very glad it worked! Pic 1 is the discovery and original plant, Pic 2 is happily in the new nest. Yay!

YAYYY happy story also love the second pic <3333

#asks

[sammy8d257]

A Mercy - AvM Mad King AU

An AvM Mad King AU! oneshot

Written by Sammy8D257

Word Count: 1036

TW/CW: Intrusive Thoughts, Discussions of Death and Murder but no acted upon violence, Manipulation, Angst no Comfort, Repeating Phrases

(This is a somewhat Dead Doves fic. MT thinks about ways to kill Purple. That’s the fic. Please read the CW tags! If you need me to tag or add anymore Trigger or Content Warnings, Please let me know!)

Summary: On a routine trip to the castle in the End, MT contemplates murder.

[AvM Mad King Au Masterpost]

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It would be so easy.

It was a thought that Mango, King, MT had often. It dug into his mind like a weed. It crawled through his thoughts like an infection. 

It would be so easy.

There were so many opportunities. When they're asleep, when they're back is turned, when it's just him and them. All alone. Do they think they could really stop him?

It would be so easy.

They're sitting across from him, eyes half lidded and unfocused, staring at nothing but the inky void. The sounds of the flying machine chugging beneath them filling the silence. Only pieces of piston, slime, and honey form the barrier keeping them from the neverending black.

It would be so easy.

They think him docile, subdued and compliant, but he is not broken. How foolish they are to think he would just roll over and submit. When a dog is cornered, do they expect it to give in without a fight? What is a dog without its gnashing teeth and ripping claws?

It would be so easy.

They wouldn't see it coming. Not when their eyes are closed. Not when it's just them and him, all alone in this little pocket of space.  One step, one lunge, his arms outstretched, and their neck between firm hands.

It would be so easy.

Where would they respawn? Back at the Castle? Which one? When the light leaves their eyes, would they wake up in their bed? And what if he destroyed their bed beforehand? Where would they respawn? Back on the desktop? Back in Interspace? Back near that cliff he found them on all those years ago? Or maybe…

It would be so easy.

He could do it. He could do it right now. He should do it, bed destroyed or not.  How many chances does he have like this?  He could do it. One step.  He could do it. One lunge. He should do it. His arms outstretched. He should do it. His hands around their neck. Do it. Do it. DO IT.

It would be so easy.

But MT never does.  And he doesn't know why. 

It should be so easy.

They're there. They're right there.  He could do it. He should do it. Hands around the neck. It'd be easy.

It should be so easy.

So why, why can't he? He hates them. He knows he does. And he knows they hate him too.

It should be so easy.

It's not fair. It's not fair! Why? Why can't he do it? How many times, how many times has he tried?

It should be so easy.

The two of them, alone. Their back is turned or they're distracted or they've just laid down to sleep in cursor knows how long. And he's there. His hands raised to push or his hands ready to grab or his hands holding a pillow just above their face. And he's going to do it.

It should be so easy.

And he can't.  They turn around or they walk away or they mumble something in their sleep and slowly, so slowly, their eyes open to stare up at him. Their eyes are hazy from sleep but it's them. That horrible green barely present in those large trusting eyes and they smile at him and wish him a slurred good night and fall back asleep as if there wasn't years of resentment and hate and pain built between them. As if they were back at the start, before the egg, before the crown, before they entered this accursed game. As if it was just the two of them, back on that cliff. As if they were still friends.

It should be so easy.

But he can't.  So he drops the pillow and stumbles back. And he runs. And he finds a space away from everything. And he cries and screams and for the next few hours while they're still asleep, he mourns and wonders how everything went so wrong.

It should be so easy.

And then the sun comes up and the day is new. They wake up and he stands by their side, awaiting orders. And they both hate each other and everything is normal.

A giggle echoes across from him.

MT sits up straight, jolting from his thoughts. He can't do it. He won't do it. Because he is afraid. Afraid of the thing wearing Purple's face. Afraid of what might happen if Purple is gone but it's still here.

It watches him and it laughs.

He hates it. He hates the way it smiles. He hates the way it laughs. He hates the way it spreads poison across purple irises.

It smiles and delights in his misery.

He knows it does. And he wants to scream at it. Shout at it until his voice is sore and gone. He wants it to leave. He wants it to leave him alone. He wants it to leave them alone.

It laughs and knows he won't.

And he knows it's right. He is a coward but he is not a fool. He knows this game and he knows the consequences. So he sits in fear and holds his tongue.

Its grin stretches wider in satisfaction.

And then he blinks and finds Purple with their eyes shut, rubbing small circles into their temple. MT releases a breath when they finally notice his presence and glare at him. The green had retreated back to surround a blackened pupil. They snarl at him and bare their teeth. A threat no doubt forming and he looks away as it spills from their lips. But it's them and that's all he could ask for. They hate each other and everything is normal.

But even as the familiar feelings of resentment replace the fear, a new old feeling reemerges. He doesn't know what it is but it aches in his chest as he watches what used to be someone he's known for years, complain about a headache.  They're distracted.

It would be so easy.

But he won't. He won't do it.  No matter how much he wants to. He won't. But if he could,

It would be a mercy.

One last gift for a friend who no longer exists.

#Sammy8D writes #AvM Mad King AU #AvA Mad King AU #Mad King AU #alan becker #avm au #animation vs minecraft au #animation vs minecraft #avm king #servant!mt #MK!MT #cw intrusive thoughts #angst no comfort #cw death threats #cw repeating words #Sammy8D Stick Stuff

[amoxicillin-tangent]

what i said:

good morning, beautiful. did you know that vultures lay their eggs at the edges of cliffs?

what i meant:

every year i fight the urge to reinvent myself, to shed my skin and take a new name. i’ve got a manic flight hidden in my bones somewhere, down to the marrow. i’m scared of needles. i wanna get better but i don’t know how. i’m glad i didn’t know that the last time i saw you was the last time; it was better that i didn’t spend it dreading your absence the way i spent two hours trying to figure out why vultures lay their eggs at the edges of cliffs. 

what i said: 

some things just don’t have an answer, beautiful. vultures were associated with catharsis long before they ever were with death.

what i meant:

some things just don’t have an answer. i never believed in love at first sight until i saw you. the birds are singing and it makes me smile and it makes me sick. 

what i said: 

i’m falling for you, beautiful. did you know that a group of larks is called an exaltation?

what i meant:

i only loved you long enough to set my soul in flight and watch you become my ceiling. i didn’t want what we had to be short but meaningful. i just wanted it to be meaningful.

what i said:

i’ll miss you, beautiful. did you know mourning doves are related to carrier pigeons? did you know they used to send them overseas to sing funeral songs?

what i meant:

maybe there’s another world where i wake you up every day with bird facts but i don’t think it’s this one. 

what i said:

goodbye, beautiful. did you know that nightingales die faster the more they sing?

what i meant:

i would’ve sang myself to death, for you.

#poetry #poem #spilled ink #spilled poem #poets on tumblr #bird poem #nightingale #guys i got a call at work today where some guy got stuck in a fucking vending machine #and i was like bro #how surreal is it that i get calls where some fool is fighting for his goddamn life because he had to have his doccy pepper #i am just some guy in a cubicle eating a sandwich #anyways pls enjoy the poem i worked hard on it #sorry i never post work is a circus and i'm the one wearing the clown shoes #god i love my job #the tags are also a poem it's a concept poem okay