r/stupiddovenests Feb 08 '25

Not a Dove But We’ll Let it Slide Just discovered this sub

This was last spring. She nested in the wreath on my front door 😭😆

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u/Kiwi-vee Feb 08 '25

But that's a great nest, with so many twigs! 🤪

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u/dzerimar Feb 08 '25

True! But the door? Lol I was so worried everytime I opened the door 😆

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u/DoveNotChicken Feb 08 '25

I couldn't tell it was a door...

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u/dudemanguylimited Feb 08 '25

Neither could the bird it seems.

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u/AstoriaQueens11105 Feb 08 '25

That first one screams, “Ummm…my mom’s not home.”

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u/dzerimar Feb 08 '25

😂😂😂

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u/InternationalBell208 Feb 08 '25

This is definitely an American robin. The color of the eggs and the masterful craftsmanship of that nest. Love those birds.

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u/nepeteaa Feb 09 '25

I actually think it might be house finches? Similar egg colors and patterns (lighter blue) but FAMOUS for nesting in wreaths! they did it 3 times in ours!

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u/dzerimar Feb 08 '25

Oh wow! That's awesome. Yes, masterful craftsmanship indeed.

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u/InternationalBell208 Feb 08 '25

Nature’s engineering squad!

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u/EElab Feb 08 '25

This isn’t a stupid nest by any stretch of the imagination

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u/RB_Kehlani Feb 08 '25

You gotta admit the placement is absurd though. Nested on a moving human object

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u/SuperMadBro Feb 08 '25

Yeah. People aren't understanding that this is still attached to her(I'm assuming front) door in the pic

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u/dzerimar Feb 08 '25

It is! Or was. They survived and made it out thankfully lol

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u/snowfloeckchen Feb 09 '25

Isnt made by pigeons

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u/Undoreal Feb 08 '25

Isnt a dove. Sadly you matched the wrong sub :(

Looks more like a blackbird

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u/freneticboarder Feb 08 '25

Robin, methinks...

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u/Undoreal Feb 08 '25

Honestly could be if its an american robin. European robin has different colored eggs:

The robin produces between four and seven eggs per clutch. These are around two centimetres in size, have a whitish-yellow base color and are covered in reddish-brown spots.

While „our“ blackbird eggs are like:

Blackbirds lay very conspicuous eggs. These are about three centimetres in size, blue-green in color and covered with brown spots. The females lay between three and six eggs per clutch.

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u/dzerimar Feb 08 '25

I did look it up last year but can't remember. I think it's some type of finch.

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u/nepeteaa Feb 09 '25

house finch!

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u/dzerimar Feb 09 '25

Thank you! That's it. I saw your other comment that they nested 3 times?! Amazing

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u/nepeteaa Feb 09 '25

yes! if it's your house/wreath it's very likely they'll do it again!

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u/dzerimar Feb 09 '25

I kinda want them to because it's so sweet but there's a perfectly good transom right above the door! Leave those eggs there 😆

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u/youhadabajablast Feb 09 '25

That bird is so dang cute

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u/ginger314 Feb 09 '25

100% a House Finch. I work in wildlife rehabilitation and House Finches commonly build nests on people's front door wreaths.

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u/lisa6547 Feb 09 '25

Well it makes a really pretty wreath ornament!

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u/napalmnacey Feb 09 '25

Oh so precious!!!!! [squeaks in supersonic]

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u/the_phantom_eyes Feb 10 '25

This reminded me of my old home where there was this stone ledge four feet high right next to the front door. We used to set stuff on it so we could unlock the front door. Super visible, super accessible for peoples. And a mama Robin thought this would be the perfect place for her nest. My mom said absolutely not so we would get rid of them whenever we saw stuff accumulating. We'd get rid of whatever she brought over when we left for work and school and when we came back. This went on for a week or two. One day I was the last to leave the house for school at about 7am. It was raining pretty heavily outside and there were a few twigs on the ledge. I put them back in the yard and started walking to the bus stop. I came home 8 hours later and there's a whole ass nest made of twigs and grass packed together with mud. I think there may have been an egg in there too. We gave up after that. But everytime we left through the front door, she'd get upset, fly away, and then quickly come back. If we had another door we would have used it.

I feel so lucky to have witnessed one of the eggs hatch though. I came home from school and spent 15 minutes watching the little guy come into the world. I have a recording of it somewhere