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Birders

Shermann

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5. I get robins and morning doves building nests on my outdoor speakers

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Sat Jul 25, 2020, 11:15 AM

Jul 2020

That's not a good location so I have to shoo them away.

The robins can build amazing nests. They are tightly woven and have a well-defined shape that is solidly built. The doves, on the other hand, employ substandard construction techniques. Their nests are little more than haphazard piles of sticks and leaves to lie on.

Maybe they don't have the expertise of the robins, or maybe they just aren't motivated as much?

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I've spent a lot of time at home by myself this spring/summer and [View all] Arkansas Granny Jul 2020 OP

How fun! MontanaMama Jul 2020 #1

Watching birds is very interesting! Ohiogal Jul 2020 #2

Once I saw an adult male cardinal feeding two juveniles Walleye Jul 2020 #3

I feed a lot of hummers, but have never found a nest. Arkansas Granny Jul 2020 #4

I hang out feeders and they come back every year Walleye Jul 2020 #6

I get robins and morning doves building nests on my outdoor speakers Shermann Jul 2020 #5

I posted earlier this spring about robins building a nest at my daughters house Arkansas Granny Jul 2020 #7