Comments on: Cold Feet http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/01/11/cold-feet/ A Bird Blog with Kate St. John Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:53:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Kate St. John http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/01/11/cold-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-12473 Kate St. John Thu, 10 Feb 2011 01:33:59 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=13823#comment-12473 Take the bird to a wildlife rehabilitator that treats birds & they will know what to do about the mourning dove's foot. If you live in the Pittsburgh area I highly recommend the ARL Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at 6900 Verona Road, Verona, PA 15147. Phone: 412-793-6900 Take the bird to a wildlife rehabilitator that treats birds & they will know what to do about the mourning dove’s foot. If you live in the Pittsburgh area I highly recommend the ARL Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at 6900 Verona Road, Verona, PA 15147. Phone: 412-793-6900

]]> By: Janet http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/01/11/cold-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-12470 Janet Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:08:07 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=13823#comment-12470 My husband found a morning dove stuck in his birdfeeder ! I had a really hard time getting him out . He has severe frost bite to one of his feet ! I am currently trying to find a place to let me know if his foot will need to be removed before he is released into the wild. I would love any advice that you can offer to me! This is only day two and otherwise he is doing great. My husband found a morning dove stuck in his birdfeeder ! I had a really hard time getting him out . He has severe frost bite to one of his feet ! I am currently trying to find a place to let me know if his foot will need to be removed before he is released into the wild. I would love any advice that you can offer to me! This is only day two and otherwise he is doing great.

]]> By: Traci http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/01/11/cold-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-10204 Traci Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:40:11 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=13823#comment-10204 This morning I was up with the sun, outside watering my garden. I was treated to one of the most gentle, beautiful sights I have experienced thus far this Summer. Two baby morning doves emerged from my pine tree, with Mom close at hand and fledged before my very eyes! Morning Doves seem to be very social. The two siblings flew to the ground and when one would wander off to explore - the other was close to follow. Mom flew to the bird bath and they flew up to join her. Mom flew to the clothesline, they tried to follow her. One made it to the fence, one missed and landed in my strawberry patch. It was like a game, Mom would go somewhere and they would follow. They eventually ended up under the sunflowers, against the fence. I needed to water and I didn't like that they were cornered there (without knowign they were, they were happily pecking away) because of my dogs and cats in the neighborhood. So I sprayed water near them and they flew in a flurry to the clotheline and garden gate. Mom was up on the telephone line watching with her head cocked at me. Other adults joined the parent on the line and they all seemed to be watching ME and not the offspring .. Eventually the babies flew to the neighbors yard, then away. I don't know if they'll be back or not. It was beautiful. Morning Doves are one of my favorite urban birds. Such beautiful, gentle things. I feel privledged to have seen their first flights. This morning I was up with the sun, outside watering my garden. I was treated to one of the most gentle, beautiful sights I have experienced thus far this Summer. Two baby morning doves emerged from my pine tree, with Mom close at hand and fledged before my very eyes! Morning Doves seem to be very social. The two siblings flew to the ground and when one would wander off to explore – the other was close to follow. Mom flew to the bird bath and they flew up to join her. Mom flew to the clothesline, they tried to follow her. One made it to the fence, one missed and landed in my strawberry patch. It was like a game, Mom would go somewhere and they would follow.
They eventually ended up under the sunflowers, against the fence. I needed to water and I didn’t like that they were cornered there (without knowign they were, they were happily pecking away) because of my dogs and cats in the neighborhood. So I sprayed water near them and they flew in a flurry to the clotheline and garden gate. Mom was up on the telephone line watching with her head cocked at me. Other adults joined the parent on the line and they all seemed to be watching ME and not the offspring ..

Eventually the babies flew to the neighbors yard, then away. I don’t know if they’ll be back or not.

It was beautiful. Morning Doves are one of my favorite urban birds. Such beautiful, gentle things. I feel privledged to have seen their first flights.

]]> By: Eileen http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/01/11/cold-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-8561 Eileen Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:59:10 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=13823#comment-8561 Great post and cute photo of the Mourning Dove. Great post and cute photo of the Mourning Dove.

]]> By: Kate St. John http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/01/11/cold-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-8543 Kate St. John Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:31:45 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=13823#comment-8543 Diane, no I hadn't heard about the pelican flock. Kudos to Tri-State for taking this on! Diane, no I hadn’t heard about the pelican flock. Kudos to Tri-State for taking this on!

]]> By: Kristen http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/01/11/cold-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-8542 Kristen Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:35:30 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=13823#comment-8542 Well I'll be darned. Now I know why so many of the mourning doves I see are missing toes. Poor birdies! Well I’ll be darned. Now I know why so many of the mourning doves I see are missing toes. Poor birdies!

]]> By: Diane http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/01/11/cold-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-8541 Diane Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:12:26 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=13823#comment-8541 Have you read about the pelican flock in Maryland that has suffered from frostbite and starvation? Most of them have finally been captured and are being rehabilitated at TriStateBird Rescue in Newark, Delaware. Have you read about the pelican flock in Maryland that has suffered from frostbite and starvation? Most of them have finally been captured and are being rehabilitated at TriStateBird Rescue in Newark, Delaware.

]]> By: Kate St. John http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/01/11/cold-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-8540 Kate St. John Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:24:56 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=13823#comment-8540 Mourning doves can live up to (I think) 10 years in the wild - they just don't. Amazingly 50-70% of their population dies every year but they make up for it by being very prolific. Mourning doves can live up to (I think) 10 years in the wild – they just don’t. Amazingly 50-70% of their population dies every year but they make up for it by being very prolific.

]]> By: Marge V. http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/01/11/cold-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-8539 Marge V. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:26:20 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=13823#comment-8539 I didn't know that the life expectancy of mourning doves is only 1 year? There seem to be so many of them I guess a lot of the time I think every year the same ones come back but perhaps not...I think this winter's been hard on quite a few of our feathered friends. Yesterday there were 2 Canada geese sitting mostly down at the end of my yard (which borders a farmfield in which lots of geese and wild turkeys roam) and my son pointed out to me that through the binoculars it looked as if one had a broken wing or a wing frozen to its side. The other was probably the mate staying closeby for comfort. I place apple halves, corncobs, and carrots down there against the trees for the deer and turkeys and crows, so that was consumed quite rapidly by those 2 geese. I was going to try and help it out (wrap a warm towel around it) but when I tried to approach it they both made lots of noise and tried to leave, so I felt maybe it best to just wait longer and see. Today they aren't there but most of the geese are on the river's edge (where this one perhaps fell asleep too long) and haven't seen any "bodies" laying around. Interesting about the doves, thanks... I didn’t know that the life expectancy of mourning doves is only 1 year? There seem to be so many of them I guess a lot of the time I think every year the same ones come back but perhaps not…I think this winter’s been hard on quite a few of our feathered friends. Yesterday there were 2 Canada geese sitting mostly down at the end of my yard (which borders a farmfield in which lots of geese and wild turkeys roam) and my son pointed out to me that through the binoculars it looked as if one had a broken wing or a wing frozen to its side. The other was probably the mate staying closeby for comfort. I place apple halves, corncobs, and carrots down there against the trees for the deer and turkeys and crows, so that was consumed quite rapidly by those 2 geese. I was going to try and help it out (wrap a warm towel around it) but when I tried to approach it they both made lots of noise and tried to leave, so I felt maybe it best to just wait longer and see. Today they aren’t there but most of the geese are on the river’s edge (where this one perhaps fell asleep too long) and haven’t seen any “bodies” laying around. Interesting about the doves, thanks…

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