Dove Hen

dsc_2975.jpgWhile doing yard work I found a brooding dove hen. She is so cute! She’s pretty hard to dislodge, but I’ve scared her away a few times by accident while walking in the area where her nest is. Speaking of which, I thought that doves were primitive nest makers, capable only of making “scrapes” of extremely flimsy, primitive platforms. As you can see from

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Posted at 4pm on 05/03/08 | no comments | Filed Under: animals

Cat meets dog and gets milk

dsc_3029.jpgdsc_3033.jpgWe are feeding the kitten milk. Although she eats solid food, it doesn’t seem to be enough, and she nuzzles us looking for nipples. So we figure she still needs milk. We feed it to her in a dropper after warming it. A teaspoon’s worth of milk fills her up. She can be very demanding about her need for

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Posted at 12am on 05/01/08 | no comments | Filed Under: animals