Another clutch of eggs!

Well, Susan and Erin were right when they posted on Facebook that the dove will lay another clutch of eggs nearby.

I was outside in the cactus garden watering the stressed plants after sunrise and noted an egg in another strawberry plant, this time on the opposite side of the patio (south side).  A few hours later I found an exposed egg on the ground by a soaptree yucca and placed that in the flimsy nest.  I hope that egg is still viable.  I didn't see it yesterday.  The parent dove took it in and now we are back to waiting two weeks for hatchlings, June 12-13.

This new nest is a few feet farther from the front door and hopefully less stressful for the parent.  I will do the same towel covering around the shelf so that she feels safer and I will continue to keep the seeds and water coming.  I actually did buy a metal bird feeder and seed because of the doves, and now more seed-eating birds are visiting my front yard. A mesquite tree a few feet away provides some shade and cover.