Spring is officialy here!

UPDATE: The day after my original post, I saw 2 tiny eggs in the nest! I was so happy for the momma dove! A while later when I noticed she was gone, I drug out the ladder, climbed up, and took a quick picture of the eggs...which I will post later. Yesterday (5/12), I went out the front door to go get the mail and noticed a lot of straw on the porch. Then I saw the 2 broken eggs. Something had knocked the nest off of the window ledge. So sad. I can't imagine what it could have been unless it was the incredibly strong wind we sometimes have around here. Nothing else could reach that ledge except maybe another bird.

Even though it's already May, spring has just now officially arrived for me. I saw the first bird's nest today! I'm honored to say that this beautiful momma dove chose MY window ledge to build her nest. The window is above my front door and we have an excellent view from the upstairs loft area. She just started the nest yesterday and, of course, there aren't any eggs yet, but I will keep you updated. I just hope we don't scare her away while using the front door. Sorry for the grainy picture. I took it from a distance so I wouldn't scare her and it's also from inside (obviously) so the window screen is between us....but you get the picture.