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Wordless Wednesday! HATCHED

By Ellen Caruso

Real Estate Agent with Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty

February 09, 2016 11:49 PM

With Valetines Day coming.....I wish I had Love Doves, but these Mourning Doves are just as sweet!

A short time ago I captured these doves on my balcony and watched them grow.

The mom was so protective but calm allowing me to get close by.

Only once did I see the dad, he was busy getting food.

In one of the last shots, you see how big they got, and still the mom cuddles with them.

They took flight, and haven't been back. I wouldn't mind if they return, they were so peaceful, not like some other birds!

mama dove with babies doves

father visits baby doves

baby doves

Ellen Caruso
Licensed Salesperson / CBR

Silver Circle of Excellence
Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty
240 Glen Head Rd. Glen Head, NY 11545
cell 516-902-3609

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Anna "Banana" Kruchten

HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ

602-380-4886

Ellen I'm guessing they'll be back! We have a family of doves that comes back year after year to the same nest they built. It's really fun watching them grow up!

Feb 10, 2016 12:38 AM

Gayle Rich-Boxman Fish...

Birkenfeld, OR
Lou Ludwig

Boca Raton, FL
Ellen Caruso

Glen Head, NY

Ellen Caruso

Anna, yes so sweet! We had these other birds that made a nest right on the brick near our front door and what a mess they were! Plus they attacked us everytime we went in and out.

Feb 10, 2016 12:41 AM

Sharon Tara

Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH

Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

How sweet. I would love having them make their nest in my yard. Beautiful pictures!

Feb 10, 2016 02:31 AM

Lou Ludwig

Boca Raton, FL
Ellen Caruso

Glen Head, NY

Ellen Caruso

HI Sharon, their soft cooning is soothing, this was actually fright outside my bedroom.

Feb 10, 2016 03:53 AM

Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®

Lewisburg, WV

Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

I would love to have a family of doves around my house. Free rent too

Feb 10, 2016 03:44 AM

Lou Ludwig

Boca Raton, FL
Ellen Caruso

Glen Head, NY

Ellen Caruso

Rebecca, they are quite big, but appear gentile!

Feb 10, 2016 03:54 AM

Robert Vegas Bob Swetz

Las Vegas, NV

Wow Ellen ... cute post, love the photos and featured to the group:

HAPPY AT ACTIVERAIN

Feb 10, 2016 04:42 AM

Lou Ludwig

Boca Raton, FL
Ellen Caruso

Glen Head, NY
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz

Las Vegas, NV

Dick Greenberg

New Paradigm Partners LLC - Fort Collins, CO

Northern Colorado Residential Real Estate

Hi Ellen - Nice photos. We have lots of mourning doves around our home, but they nest up high where they're out of sight and protected so we rarely see the baby ones. How nice to have them on the deck and unafraid.

Feb 10, 2016 06:03 AM

Lou Ludwig

Boca Raton, FL
Ellen Caruso

Glen Head, NY

Ginny Gorman

RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate - North Kingstown, RI

Homes for Sale in Southern RI and beyond

Love those pictures, Ellen...it is nature at its finest!

Feb 10, 2016 07:21 AM

Lou Ludwig

Boca Raton, FL
Ellen Caruso

Glen Head, NY

Lou Ludwig

Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL

Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Ellen

Had to interesting to watch go from eggs to flight.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Feb 10, 2016 11:39 AM

Ellen Caruso

Glen Head, NY

Ellen Caruso

Thanks Lou. I hope they come back in the spring.

Feb 10, 2016 11:54 AM

Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist

KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA

Probate Real Estate Services

Ellen, They seem so exposed there on the balcony. I am surprised some other critters did not get them. How fun to be up so close and watch them.

Feb 10, 2016 11:47 AM

Ellen Caruso

Glen Head, NY

Ellen Caruso

This balcony is on the second floor off my master bedroom. We have had problems with a hawk that attacked my daughters rabbit. I'm glad he didn't get the doves.

Feb 10, 2016 11:53 AM

Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties

Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN

The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

In my last house we had doves nesting and they were huge. The grandkids would watch and the doves hardly moved. Great photos, Ellen.

Feb 10, 2016 12:53 PM

Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD
Ellen Caruso

Glen Head, NY

Ellen Caruso

So pretty and gentle, glad the kids got to enjoy them.

Feb 10, 2016 09:56 PM

Endre Barath, Jr.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA

Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Ellen loved the photos, and yes soon to be Happy Valentine's Day,Endre

Feb 10, 2016 03:21 PM

Ellen Caruso

Glen Head, NY

Joe Petrowsky

Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT

Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Ellen. Pretty neat photos, hopefully they come back year after year.

Feb 10, 2016 05:55 PM

Ellen Caruso

Glen Head, NY

Myrl Jeffcoat

Sacramento, CA

Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

How adorable that is, Ellen! I love the sound that morning doves make too! I have a few that hang out around my house.

Feb 12, 2016 05:15 PM

Ellen Caruso

Glen Head, NY

Ellen Caruso

Myrl, enjoy them as I do! Have a great day.

Feb 12, 2016 09:49 PM

Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thank you very much for sharing your experience and your photographs. We have lots of doves in our area but I have not seen a nest.

Feb 13, 2016 01:57 AM

Ellen Caruso

Glen Head, NY

Ellen Caruso

There may be a nest..... Perhaps they are hiding it. If these weren't right on my balcony I never would have seen them

Feb 13, 2016 05:35 AM

Debbie Walsh

SHAHAR Management - Middletown, NY

Hudson Valley NY Real Estate 845.283-3036

Ellen great pictures! I had a family of birds on my deck this past spring and I loved it!

Feb 14, 2016 10:54 PM

Ellen Caruso

Glen Head, NY

Ellen Caruso

Debbie, if I don't have the time to sit outside and enjoy them, at least I can watch them from the window when I wash dishes.

Feb 14, 2016 11:52 PM

Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate

John L Scott Market Center - Birkenfeld, OR

"Your Local Expert!" 503-739-3843

Oh, Ellen, how totally delightful that you got a visual history of their growth, I just LOVE this!!!

I'm going to check out the group "Feathernesters", and there is a group called Birds, too.

I haven't had the pleasure of having bird babies grow before my eyes, but have gotten a few photos of barn swallow "peeps" in our own barn last year, and one that I took awhile ago of Mom feeding some barnswallow babies.

Feb 15, 2016 02:26 AM

Lisa Friedman

Essex, VT
Ellen Caruso

Glen Head, NY

Ellen Caruso

We had barn swallow babies on out front porch, they made a nest attached to the brick. They were so messy and territorial, they circled us as we went in and out. I got a video of them going wild.

Feb 16, 2016 07:40 AM

Lisa Friedman

Love this photo, Gayle!

Feb 17, 2016 11:12 AM

Inna Ivchenko

Barcode Properties - Encino, CA

Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

You know, birds who have a nest on your property bring luck to the people who live there:)

Feb 16, 2016 07:15 AM

Ellen Caruso

Glen Head, NY

Ellen Caruso

That's good news.... Thanks Inna!

Feb 16, 2016 07:41 AM

Lisa Friedman

Great American Dream Realty - Essex, VT

35 Years of Real Estate Experience!

What sweet photos! Thank you for sharing. I had a family of snakes living under my back stair for a season. It was a mom and three babies. We used the front door exlusively to give them their privacy.

Feb 17, 2016 11:12 AM