June 9 Email Update (see post above):
It's eating seed and drinking its own water now and seems to forage in the yard very well. I got a cage for it when it was still too young so it could learn how to jump across the poles and balance itself well along with building its wing strength a little bit. Also, it helped the baby transition to eating solid foods. It stays out all day and night and will usually show up in the morning, so I set it in the cage with the door wide open just so it can get a good drink and maybe have some breakfast. It will do that, then sit and relax for a bit, then go on its way again. Not the perfect classical bird life, but it is alive and seems to be enjoying itself. It is also interacting with the other Mourning Doves, as they are with it. Hopefully it will totally transition and fly off with them, but if this is its life, I am willing to put in the "work". - Mike
Mike's Mourning Dove
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