For the last 2-3 weeks they have been lining up on the telephone line and then taking turns flying in at my window and then sliding glass door. One by one they swoop down at the window, get as close as they can, then veer off to the left and see how close they can get to the sliding glass door and then go back to their place on the telephone line. Usually one of them ends up hitting either the window or the door. One day 10 doves were lined up and 3 hit the window.
It is like they are playing a game of "chicken" or something. It is the weirdest thing.
Yesterday, I had the youngest out putting up a new bird feeder when all of the sudden two doves rushed out of the tree. At first I thought they were going to attack him, but no, they headed right towards the glass door. The one in front hit the door really hard. It went backwards after the hit and then after dropping quite a few feathers it started flying until it landed on one of my shepherd's hooks, where the second dove attacked it. It all happened in a matter of seconds, but was fascinating to watch. There were a lot of feathers left under the shepherd's hook, but both doves seemed to be okay when they flew off towards the field.
Maybe all the heat this summer has left the doves rattled but whatever is causing them to play these games, I wish they would learn to wash the windows.
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