[red tail]

one of the things I love about living here is all the wildlife right under my nose. as we speak there is a mourning dove nest in my bougainvillea, a mockingbird nest in my palm tree, a whipperwill sitting on her two eggs in my front flower bed. now I just went out and opened my umbrella table and opened it to find it with bats! not to mention the many squirrels running around causing trouble!

[rubicon]

Oh than God redtail when I read your thread my thoughts were that you were describing the residents

[DonH57]

About a month ago I had found a mourning dove had nested in one of our palm trees in the front yard. I had no idea she was there with a little one and an egg as I was going to cut the seed pods out. I kept watch so when they all left I could return to remove the pods. She never flew off if I came out to check the nest I still kept like 4 feet away. We have seen rabbits and a oppossum in our back yard.

[JP]

I really enjoy the mockingbirds. So many songs!

[redwitch]

Originally Posted by DonH57

About a month ago I had found a mourning dove had nested in one of our palm trees in the front yard. I had no idea she was there with a little one and an egg as I was going to cut the seed pods out. I kept watch so when they all left I could return to remove the pods. She never flew off if I came out to check the nest I still kept like 4 feet away. We have seen rabbits and a oppossum in our back yard.

Mourning doves are interesting birds. They mate for life. Usually, the female will sit on the nest all day and the male will take over for the night. They fascinate me -- I had one in California make a nest on a paint can on my patio. Hand's down the sloppiest nest I'd ever seen -- think it may have had ten pieces of grass but guess that was enough for the egg to be dropped and the babies to be hatched. I was very careful to never disturb that side of the patio (at least I only had to sweep one-half). They came back year after year, adding more twigs every season.

Lately have seen several female cardinals, but not a single male. Hope those pretty red guys are just hiding. And I'm still in love with thee sandhill cranes.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by redwitch

Lately have seen several female cardinals, but not a single male. Hope those pretty red guys are just hiding. And I'm still in love with thee sandhill cranes.

I loved all the white pelicans in the ponds this year. I am also in love with sandhill cranes, they are amazing. They are so special. When I see one, I feel like I've seen a unicorn or a rainbow.

[mainlander]

Mourning doves first came to my attention some years ago in various places in Florida, then of course through my visits to the Villages. What I found interesting is that we have a few here in Eastern Canada, I wonder how populus they are on the continent? Love to hear them early in the morning.

[George Bieniaszek]

We have a family of morning doves in one of our shrubs. My wife googled and read all about them and we are fascinated how they sit on their eggs and how the young ones hatched and finally were mature enough to fly. We also have the occasional frog that seems to love our hot tub. How he gets in there is a mystery cause the cover seems very tight. Then there are the family of geckos that have taken up residence under our AC Unit

[graciegirl]

This beautiful place is a little like the formal gardens of Versailles, a little like the part in Snow White when she sees bunnies and butterflies and all kinds of birds and chipmunks and squirrels and mice and deer...but it also reminds me when I come back on campus after being away driving down the ordinary roads of Florida and then, when you enter The Villages, just like when it switched to color in the movie The Wizard of Oz, the color brightens, the music strengthens and everything around you is just so lovely and a feast for your eyes.

I am so glad I followed the yellow brick road and Oz is my year 'round home.

[jerseyvillager]

We like watching al the birds but we like watching the gators best.

[travelguy]

what about the snakes?

[DonH57]

I have seen a couple of weird looking ducks, or I assume they are ducks in the pond between Morse and El Camino by the assisted living buildings. They have multiple shades of brown feathers and their eyes were dark orange and they have a lighter shade of brownish orange around their eyes. Anyone know whatthey are, duck or maybe geese?

[rmcpklinefelter]

We watch the polo ponies, land turtles, coyotes, foxes, fox squirrels, squirrels, birdies of all sizes and songs....just love it! (except that snake)

[rayschic]

Originally Posted by redwitch

Mourning doves are interesting birds. They mate for life. Usually, the female will sit on the nest all day and the male will take over for the night. They fascinate me -- I had one in California make a nest on a paint can on my patio. Hand's down the sloppiest nest I'd ever seen -- think it may have had ten pieces of grass but guess that was enough for the egg to be dropped and the babies to be hatched. I was very careful to never disturb that side of the patio (at least I only had to sweep one-half). They came back year after year, adding more twigs every season.

Lately have seen several female cardinals, but not a single male. Hope those pretty red guys are just hiding. And I'm still in love with thee sandhill cranes.

redwitch..we have a family of cardinals that come to visit everyday. The three babies come first and then the adults right behind. The babies look exactly like the female adult except that the babies have a black beak and the mother's is red. So, look closely, they might be babies that you are seeing.

[batman911]

Originally Posted by DonH57

I have seen a couple of weird looking ducks, or I assume they are ducks in the pond between Morse and El Camino by the assisted living buildings. They have multiple shades of brown feathers and their eyes were dark orange and they have a lighter shade of brownish orange around their eyes. Anyone know whatthey are, duck or maybe geese?

Zombies???