To encourage the birds to nest in a safer place in the future, try putting up a nesting box for them. They’re very easy to make. Just cut a circle from a 12-inch square piece of hardware cloth.

CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing these photos on a mobile device. DEAR JOAN: I’ve got a dove nesting in my hanging fern basket. The problem is I need to water my fern. I have no idea ...

DEAR JOAN: I’ve read that doves are lousy nest builders, but we have a pair in our yard that are not just lousy, but lazy. They didn’t even bother to put down a couple of twigs or leaves ...

“I had a mourning dove nesting in a pine tree in my backyard on April 1,” writes a Salisbury woman. “A few days later I noticed that the dove was gone and nothing was in the nest.… ...