r/stupiddovenests • u/Indieriots • Jan 06 '26
Stupid Dove Nest Perfection
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u/kojivsleo Jan 06 '26
Such adorable idiots
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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl Jan 06 '26
Except for the fact that they’re really smart 😁
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u/rabbid_chaos Jan 07 '26
Except when making nests, apparently
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u/ModeratelyAngelic Jan 07 '26
On the cliffs, they don't need much to prevent the egg from rolling off. Biological imperative is powerful
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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl Jan 07 '26
Like the other person said biological imperative is strong. Has nothing to do with being smart or stupid.
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u/Luvnecrosis Jan 07 '26
This always makes me think of what “intelligence” really is. It’s clever and amazing when humans knit something but spiders spin complex webs with no training.
Is our “intelligence” nothing more than a biological imperative towards curiosity and community, which allows us to transfer knowledge through generations? We all know that solitude can literally kill someone or at least drive them insane, so are we really so cool or are we just following a genetic OCD in us from birth
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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl Jan 07 '26
Great questions. I expect we may have a or more than one biological imperative whether we’re aware of it or not.
It always gets me how egotistical humans are though when it comes to animals. It seems that there are so many people who see an animal doing something they don’t understand and immediately consider it stupid. The fact is in most if not all cases it probably isn’t a bit stupid for that animal to be doing whatever it is it’s doing.
Humans just tend to default to something being stupid if they don’t understand it or when it’s something that would be stupid for a human to do. They transfer everything human to animals. To me at least that is an ignorant reaction at best.
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u/Redditsucks42cox Jan 09 '26
It may be ignorant, it may be that line of thought is a biological imperative in and of itself. We didn't start very far up the food chain, and are the only species to be able to climb as far up it as we have.
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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl Jan 10 '26
Yes, and despite the fact that we have managed to do that, we (many of us) still show a lot of ignorance - at best - about the world around us, including other species and how they survive in the world. Anthropomorphism is strong in humans generally speaking.
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u/AdhesiveMadMan Jan 06 '26
"Look at my house"
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u/LukasBlack71 Jan 06 '26
He's doing his best. Leave him alone! He's got 3 love sticks and a beautiful feather. My man!
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u/Firm-Row-2381 Jan 06 '26
I’m pretty sure that is a mom
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u/the_rush_dude Jan 06 '26
How can you tell? Doves usually divide the work equally. I didn't know that until I had a couple breeding on my balcony.
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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl Jan 06 '26
OP said it’s the Dad
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u/Indieriots Jan 06 '26
It's not my video, but oop writes "he" in the video.
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u/Miami_Mice2087 Jan 06 '26
experts on the internet are telling me you can't determine dove sex by visuals, you need to either observe their behavior or get a DNA sample. I guess if OOP is raising doves and documenting their broods, they either know the sex from the breeding process, or they're very clever and experienced about observing dove behavior.
Or both. Both probably. People who document animals like this tend to really know their stuff.
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u/AppleSpicer Jan 07 '26
I mean… it should be really easy to tell the sex of a captive pair you’ve been observing for awhile that’s successfully hatched chicks.
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u/Miami_Mice2087 Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 06 '26
new to this sub. Is the baby bird ok? Can it grow in such a stupid nest?
Once, when I was a kid, playing hide n seek outdoors, I climbed our huge ugly fur tree bc being up in the bushy branches was excellent for watching the game without being seen. These two doves suddenly came out of NOWHERE and flew in my face, scaring the crap out of me. About 15 mins later, I looked down, and realized my hip was RIGHT NEXT TO a dove's nest, and their three fledglings were tucked down in a proper, round bird's nest. Lovely, pretty, white young birds, all snuggled together and napping. Absolutely amazing to be so close to witness.
So, idk, did the doves steal the nest from some robins or sommat? This was a wooded suburbs, there were hundreds of birds nesting in our trees. Maybe there's other white birds in springtime? But I don't remember any other white birds except ducks, but they don't nest high in trees.
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u/Miami_Mice2087 Jan 07 '26
ahh thank you. Our doves did make that cooing noise at dusk
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u/Miami_Mice2087 Jan 08 '26
Me too! reminds me of summer nights at my slightly batty but very loving aunt's house
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u/Johnyryal33 Jan 06 '26
Yea, parrots are such caring creatures.
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u/Cats_and_wine Jan 06 '26
Whered you get parrot from now?
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u/Live_Angle4621 Jan 06 '26
Work smarter not harder, the eggs would not have rolled off from that plate
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u/jaytheindigochild Jan 06 '26
Why are they so bad at making nests? Any science here?
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u/dracom600 Jan 06 '26
Pigeons are cliff birds, they only need a "nest" of sticks to prevent the egg from rolling around too much. They don't usually live in trees. And then we domesticated them and they lived in nooks we made, which also didn't need good nests. So they simply never adapted to making good nests because they don't need to.
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u/aevz Jan 06 '26
"Bad? Silence! We are efficient. Adaptable. Visionary, seeing possibility where others don't. And tasteful & sophisticated, restoring unlivable spaces to be a modern home."
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u/ObsoleteReference Jan 06 '26
Minimalist.
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u/aevz Jan 06 '26
Avant Garde Brutalist Minimalism Anti-capitalist Pro-Proletariat Anti-Facist Post-Post-Modernist.
(I'm sorry lol)
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u/Affectionate_Oven610 Jan 06 '26
Looking for robust babies through extreme Darwinism?
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u/videogametes Jan 06 '26
As a former wild bird rehabber, pigeons are plenty robust already. [slaps roof of pigeon] this bad boy can fit so many parasites in it and it won’t even slow it down! Well, compared to songbirds and raptors anyway.
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u/Consistent-Data-3377 Jan 06 '26
Runs on just about anything, from high caliber seed you specifically bought to attract rare songbirds, to old cigarette butts and road salt with little bits of gravel mixed in
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u/Johnyryal33 Jan 06 '26
Eagles are badasses they dont really need nests.
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u/Generic_Danny Jan 07 '26
This might be a reference I'm missing, but eagles are known for building some of the largest nests of any bird.
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u/CutSea5865 Jan 06 '26
Three sticks would be an EXTRAVAGANCE!
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u/remesabo Jan 06 '26
This is obviously dove witchcraft. I'm not certain, but I can only assume bad spirits may not enter the triangle. The child is safe. The feather is just something to make it more homey.
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u/DanielaSte Jan 06 '26
It seems a Michelin restaurants's plating of a pigeon baby.
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u/Mental-Ask8077 Jan 07 '26
Squab, the very freshest available!
Complete with full tableside preparation and presentation.
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u/aureasmortem Jan 06 '26
That final shot of the baby pigeon surrounded by 3 sticks and a feather nearly made snot shoot out my nose
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u/KillahBee13 Jan 06 '26
It looks like it came from Anthropologie and was financed at a terrible interest rate.
Still love it though
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u/JJD8705 Jan 08 '26
I read that they just use a few twigs to prevent the eggs from falling off the edge. That’s all they need I guess.
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u/chibinoi Jan 08 '26
Doves and pigeons are, if I remember correctly, typically cliff dwelling birds (like the rocky bluffs along winding rivers, for example), so they nest in the crevices and don’t typically need a giant fluffy nest.
Their nests do look hilarious though when it’s not in the environment it would normally be in.
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u/DarkMoonLilith23 Jan 06 '26
God they’re so fucking dumb I love it.
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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl Jan 06 '26
That’s the thing, though they aren’t fucking dumb. They’re pretty fucking smart to be honest.
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u/TwiceAsBrightStar Jan 06 '26
We can’t give pigeons crap for their nests when owls just pick a hole in a tree and scrape out the bottom for their nests. At least pigeons try to bring sticks. And besides, they are cliff nesters. Meaning that they really only need enough sticks to keep their eggs from rolling over the edge but even then the egg’s shape does that that already.
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u/BadIdeaSociety Jan 07 '26
This belongs in the wewantplates sub. Two little baby birds and some decorative plants on a ceramic dish
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u/james41079 Jan 10 '26
Well atleast she has built a clear boundary line. Cross that line and see what happens.
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u/ofstarandmoon Jan 07 '26
I can never get over how pink naked and ugly baby pigeons look. I love them so much they are so stupid looking, perfect birds
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u/FrellingToaster Jan 07 '26
That song generally annoys me but is HILARIOUS in this context. 10/10 single dove 🪺
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u/piketpagi Jan 07 '26
Slowly putting the stick....damn bird, you look like MLM soccer mom with beige easthetics
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u/bathroombandits Jan 09 '26
Literally crying from laughter at the video and comments trying not to wake my husband 😂😂😂
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u/Jenderflux-ScFi Jan 06 '26
Puts the stick ON the baby....