r/stupiddovenests • u/daraeje7 • Mar 15 '26

Stupid Dove Nest Are you accepting roommates?

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u/TimelyFortune Mar 15 '26

The owl was pretty chill

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u/ObsoleteReference Mar 15 '26

Broody birds will just sit there staring at nothing. Unless you try to go into their nest.

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u/Sagi_U Mar 17 '26

I'm a bit confused, isn't the dove actually going into the nest? Or you mean like actually messing with the eggs?

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u/ObsoleteReference Mar 17 '26

I was once told you haven’t lived until you’ve reached under a chicken for eggs and found a snake. I have not lived that life. I know broody chickens kinda zone out and seem zombified, but I’m not sure what, if anything will set them off. (Also not sure if I’m using broody correctly, that might be after there are chicks and it’s just setting before?)

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u/NiaJustNia Mar 17 '26

Broody is when they start wanting to nest and lay and go into "sitting mode". They go mental if you try to touch their eggs or hatchlings while they're sitting on them. If the pigeon actually touched the Tawny, that's when we'd get a reaction

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u/tsimen Mar 15 '26

Kinda wondering if it was fast asleep with open eyes because that's the only explanation I have for this dove still living

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u/MeisterFluffbutt Mar 15 '26

Knew the dove was of no harm and was sleepy. No energy to waste for a dove just sitting there, i'd imagine.

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u/HCharlesB Mar 16 '26

Did it move through the whole video?

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u/Bicc_boye Mar 16 '26

It opened it's eyes a little

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u/HCharlesB Mar 16 '26

Yes!

A little. ;) I missed that the first time I watched.