I've got native CA doves!

[07Negative]

I made some (3) bird houses from scrap lumber and all but about 2 months ago. I started to notice this new bird. I darn near thought it was pigeon. Not the European variety. But before I pulled out the Gammo pellet gun. I figured I'd watch it for while. Then I pulled a book from the library. But this book didn't provide enough images. So this is when I used Google. Turns out this bird I thought I was going to BBQ (I'm a little white trash/redneck I eat any ol' kinda kill. No waste). It turns out. This bird is a native Dove.
I'm stupid freakin stoked! One of my favorite birds.
I thought amongst all the goofy ass things I'm into. I thought I'd never be a bird guy. But what a graceful bird and beautiful one at that. Now I know how to invite them more so and how to provide a habitable habitat for them. This stuff is way better than porn!

[4.3LXJ]

We have a Banded Dove nest in our tree. They come back every hear and they mate for life. The pine tree shed its seeds the other day and we had 18 of them in the front yard.

[07Negative]

That's awesome!

[4.3LXJ]

Here are some

[abebehrmann]

That's really cool. But better than porn.... I don't know about that :D:smiley-scared003:

[4.3LXJ]

Lots of wildlife here.

[Brasscatz]

This vicious creature found its way into my house...

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/10/12/6u2equge.jpg

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[4.3LXJ]

Looks like a good chair guardian to me :D

[07Negative]

That's really cool. But better than porn.... I don't know about that :D:smiley-scared003:

I don't know about that either. But the east bay is this ugly part of the state. Sprawling with track houses old and new. Concrete everywhere. Sod lawns, etc. Bee's, birds (except stupid pigeons), and even native plants are quite hard to come by. For being a place that touts about being "green" and all that crap. far and few between people here actually apply any of their ideals. I do however. And every time I've come to a new place and get my mojo workin. Things drastically change for the better.

[bruggz351]

That's great to hear 07Negative.
Over here, in our old place, we had a pair of grey doves. I used to like sitting out front listening to 'em coo to each other while I had a cuppa tea. :D.
Nothin wrong with that! :P
Unforutunately, we have an introduced pest, the indian myna bird. They travel in large groups and bully other birds, sometimes to the death. :mad0090: Needless to say, one of the doves lost. Mongrel mynas.:mad0090:

But in our new place, we have a lot of native trees which bring in the parrots:bacondance: and are home to a family of fairy wren.

I reckon a varied range of interests is healthy. :p:D

[4.3LXJ]

Jason, is that monor or myna? I had one as a pet when a kid

[bruggz351]

Jason, is that monor or myna? I had one as a pet when a kid

Sorry Steve, fixed. :o

They are a Myna. They're correct name is Common Myna, I think. But around here they're known as the Indian Myna. Very much a pest.

Here ya go, just pinched this from wiki....


The common myna (Acridotheres tristis), sometimes spelled mynah, also sometimes known as "Indian myna",[2] is a member of the family Sturnidae (starlings and mynas) native to Asia. An omnivorous open woodland bird with a strong territorial instinct, the myna has adapted extremely well to urban environments.

The common myna is an important motif in Indian culture and appears both in Sanskrit and Prakrit literature. Myna is derived from the Hindi language mainā which itself is derived from Sanskrit madanā.[3][4]

The range of the common myna is increasing at such a rapid rate that in 2000 the IUCN Species Survival Commission declared it one of the world's most invasive species and one of only three birds in the top 100 species that pose an impact to biodiversity, agriculture and human interests.[5] In particular, the species poses a serious threat to the ecosystems of Australia where it was named "The Most Important Pest/Problem".[6]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Common_Myna_%28Acridotheres_tristis%29_on_Kapok_%2 8Ceiba_pentandra%29_in_Kolkata_W_IMG_4297.jpg/220px-Common_Myna_%28Acridotheres_tristis%29_on_Kapok_%2 8Ceiba_pentandra%29_in_Kolkata_W_IMG_4297.jpg

cheers

[4.3LXJ]

No problem. Those are not the same as I had. The one I had was quite talkative. In fact too talkative at times