

Posted: 5/21/2002 12:46:17 PM EDT
I have one nesting in a flower box,
wondering what I can feed it. Thanks |
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theyd be eating #7 1/2 or #8 shot if it was up to me. but we cant shoot them here in VT.
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A Mourning Dove will eat just about any seed. Black Sunflower seeds are a good all around choice, but you will have to be prepared for a mess of hulls underneath the feeder.
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102 days until Dove season opens. Have my bacon and jalapenos ready...fullclip
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Doves are beneficial to man; they eat seeds of pest plants and generally do not damage crops. Foods are weed seeds and waste grains (these two items together may make up 98 percent of a dove's diet), a few insects, snails and slugs. Doves don't cling to stalks or scratch for food -- they pick seeds off the ground. Favored weeds are croton, foxtail, smartweed, ragweed and seeds of various grasses and sedges. Grains eaten include corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye and buckwheat left on the ground by mechanical harvesting methods.
Seeds of plants such as croton and foxtail grass are very small, and single doves have been found with literally thousands (7,500 croton, 6,400 foxtail grass) in their crops. Grit aids in grinding up food, and it may be taken in the form of gravel, cinders, glass or any other small, hard material. Doves seen along roadsides often are picking up grit. In addition to food and grit, doves need water every day. Ordinarily they fly to a stream, creek or pond early in the morning and again in the evening. And.. if your interested, [b]Dove Au Vin[/b] 1 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Salt 1 ts Pepper 12 Doves; dressed 1/3 c Butter or margarine 1 c Celery; chopped 1 c Onion; chopped 1 sm Green bell pepper; chopped 10 1/2 oz Can beef consomme 1/2 c Dry red wine Hot cooked noodles or rice Combine flour, salt and pepper in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add doves, a few at a time; seal and shake to coat. Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add doves, and cook until browned, turning once. Place doves in a lightly greased 13" x 9" x 2" baking dish. Sprinkle celery, onion, and bell pepper evenly over doves; add consomme. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake at 350F for 1-1/2 hours. Pour wine over doves, and bake, covered, 30 additional minutes. Serve with noodles or rice. Yield: 6 servings. [:)] |
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For cryin' out loud DON'T FEED the d*mn doves. All these PETA type folks are turning doves into an urban species by feeding/watering. Where I live the best place to hunt dove during September is the local city park where yup-scale trendies put massive amounts of seed out to draw doves out of the country. Dove are a wild migratory game bird. Attempts at domestication should be punishable.
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Haha
everyone. Dont think I am just some city-dweller, that is turning soft on you all. [BD] I like birds, I have two of my own. I would eat them if I had too. The bird is nesting right out my front door. Feel sorry for the thing, I only see one there sitting on it, looked around for the second, did not see anything I added a poll for some fun c-rock |
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I've always got mourning doves feeding on your typical bird seed in all [b]five[/b] of my bird feeders in my yard.
They are great to watch, they sound pretty nice. When we first moved to our present home and I began feeding the birds, Miz Hun would always swear to me that she heard an owl. Even late into the morning. I had to drag her outside to show her that it was mourning doves that were making the sound. Once I saw a white-tailed prairie hawk scream down onto a mourning dove sitting atop one of my feeders. The hawk took the mourning dove into my neaighbor's yard and spent about an hour absolutely devouring that dove. When the hawk was finished, there was nothing left of the dove but a greasy gray patch on my neighbor's grass. Eric The(AccessoryToMurder)Hun[>]:)] |
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My great friend EricTheHun, I didn't know you lived by Huffines Park!! [:D]
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Dove's don't taste that good, just watch'em and give them some bird seed. I get a whole tree of them right next to my window every spring. The only bad part is when they hatch, the mass volume of tiny squeeks is unbelievable. Now that I have a sound machine, they don't wake me up at the crack of dawn anymore.
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Well don't kill it yet! If it is building a nest, you'll be eating omelettes soon. Then and only then do you fricassee it. [:D]
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Quoted: Dove's don't taste that good, just watch'em and give them some bird seed. View Quote Absolute heresy!! Dove in the frying pan is one of God's Own Breakfasts. Maybe a dozen or so very lightly battered or rolled in bacon with a jalapeno pepper or a crawfish inside. Pure Heaven. If I get to choose my last breakfast it's gonna be doves. |
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If they are nesting, they probably arent going to be eating seed, they will have young to feed and that means insects, leave them alone and they should clear up a lot of pests and give you the enjoyment of them being there.
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Quoted: Maybe a dozen or so very lightly battered or rolled in bacon with a jalapeno pepper or a crawfish inside. View Quote What time should I be there and should I bring a salad or a pie? |
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Quoted: Quoted: Maybe a dozen or so very lightly battered or rolled in bacon with a jalapeno pepper or a crawfish inside. View Quote What time should I be there and should I bring a salad or a pie? View Quote As a man of honor and taste you recognise dove as a breakfast entree. Other fowl are appropriate for consumption at the dinner table. In keeping with heritage and tradition I would say a plate of fried grits would be most appreciated. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Dove's don't taste that good, just watch'em and give them some bird seed. View Quote Absolute heresy!! Dove in the frying pan is one of God's Own Breakfasts. Maybe a dozen or so very lightly battered or rolled in bacon with a jalapeno pepper or a crawfish inside. Pure Heaven. If I get to choose my last breakfast it's gonna be doves. View Quote Hmmm, Texican Dove! Sounds pretty good. Here in Dixie we just fry'em up with some corn flour and serve'em with grits. Good Eatn'!!!! |
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Give Sylvester a call....
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