Most birds spend several days, to as long as two weeks getting their home just right. But a pair of mourning doves can quickly throw together a loose platform of sticks in just a few hours. The ...

Do you enjoy having birds nest in your yard? Most of us do, but Instagrammer Kristin Merron wasn’t thrilled about a pair of mourning doves setting up shop under her covered patio. She tried to gently ...

DEAR JOAN: A dumb, nest-building dove built her new home on the top of our 8-foot ladder, which is leaning against the house. The area is roughly 6 inches by 12 inches with a minimum of twigs. We ...

Only a mourning dove would call a little pile of four straws and one twig a “nest.” Every bird species has its thing when it comes to nest building. From the minimalist dove nest to a carefully woven ...

DEAR JOAN: This spring, we had a mourning dove make a nest in one of our hanging planters. The planter was mostly dead plants and potting soil, but she must have thought it was safe, so she laid two ...

Neighboring groups of birds within the same species can create very different-looking nests — showing that their nest-building choices aren't solely controlled by instinct and the environment. Instead ...