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Lynn
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| Lights For The Crossing |
 Posted: Thu 17 Jun, 2010 6:31 pm |
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For many weeks now we have been waiting for electricity to be added on the new crossing outside our shop, eventually they managed it yesterday, all but one light, the cover over that light is currently in use by a nesting Dove!  |
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CHAMPION99
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| Posted: Fri 18 Jun, 2010 1:28 am |
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Haha that's funny, Lynn! Is it still there? |
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Lynn
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| Re: Lights For The Crossing |
| Posted: Fri 18 Jun, 2010 8:06 am |
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As far as I know it is Champs but I am going over to the shop this afternoon and will know more then. |
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| Re: Lights For The Crossing |
| Posted: Fri 18 Jun, 2010 5:31 pm |
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I laughed aloud when I read this last night, Lynn. Birds are incredible opportunists, aren't they! |
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Lynn
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| Re: Lights For The Crossing |
| Posted: Fri 18 Jun, 2010 7:42 pm |
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They do tend to nest anywhere and flimsy but this looks ok and under cover if it rains.
Here are a couple of photos of the nesting site. I have no idea how long she has been there but nesting is between 14 and 16 days. I will try to keep an eye on it but its difficult to see from our shop window as the nest is the other side to us.
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Marie
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| Re: Lights For The Crossing |
| Posted: Fri 18 Jun, 2010 9:24 pm |
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That looks like a very clever dove to me, Lynn ! Especially for having made its nest where it did !  |
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| Posted: Fri 18 Jun, 2010 10:10 pm |
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Aww! So did the people leave the cover on because it's there? |
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Lynn
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| Re: Lights For The Crossing |
| Posted: Sat 19 Jun, 2010 2:48 pm |
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Yes they have Champs, having looked again I think the nest would fall apart if anything was moved.
They are noted for having flimsy nests plus it is illegal to disturb nesting birds so the electric contractors will have to wait till the bird and family have flown away, they generally lay two eggs and if the nest holds firm there will be two youngsters adding to the Collared Dove population in the next 14/16 days. Not sure how long its been there before it was noticed. |
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| Posted: Sat 19 Jun, 2010 11:49 pm |
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That's so cool! I hope you're able to get some good photos of the little'uns if they are there!  |
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Lynn
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| Re: Lights For The Crossing |
| Posted: Tue 22 Jun, 2010 7:04 pm |
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I hope so Champs but I keep forgetting to look.  |
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| Re: Lights For The Crossing |
| Posted: Wed 30 Jun, 2010 8:18 pm |
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Any news on the dove "on the light of the crossing"-front, Lynn ? 
Don't forget to look tomorrow !
(Just thought I'd ask, it's been a few weeks now, right ?) |
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| Re: Lights For The Crossing |
| Posted: Wed 30 Jun, 2010 9:39 pm |
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I had better get hubby to remind me but it was still on the nest Monday albeit further into it as I had a job to find the bird. |
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| Re: Lights For The Crossing |
| Posted: Wed 30 Jun, 2010 10:01 pm |
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Further under the cover ? It must be very hot under there ! 
Please keep us posted Lynn... ask your hubby to look tomorrow !
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| Re: Lights For The Crossing |
| Posted: Thu 01 Jul, 2010 9:54 pm |
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I nipped out and the Dove is still there, I couldn't hang around too much to see if there were any little ones yet but they have to be just about ready if they are going to hatch.  |
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| Posted: Wed 14 Jul, 2010 9:41 am |
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Any news on the nesting dove? |
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