The Zenaida Aurita most commonly referred to in Anguilla as the turtle dove is our national bird. It has a certain beauty and grace about it. I don’t know how I feel about one of these birds making their nest in one of my flower pots on the front porch though.
For
the first two days I couldn’t understand why every time I started climbing the
stairs to my porch a turtle dove would fly right pass me startling me each
time. On the third day I noted that it came from the flower pot and that is
when I discovered the egg which later became two eggs.
My
heart melted and I decided maybe the turtle dove and I could coexist. All was
going well until one day the turtle dove got confused and was just flying from
side to side on the porch and I was trapped in the middle. I ran down the
stairs and to the other end of the yard since I was scared it would fly into
me.
Nash
who was observing couldn’t stop laughing. The turtle dove then flew between the
bannisters and appeared to be stuck. Apparently, Nash says that turtle doves
will always provide a distraction to protect their eggs so I didn’t know if
this was an elaborate ploy by the turtle dove. Apparently it was.
Fortunately,
I made it indoors safely. Despite this setback, the turtle dove and I have
still been able to co-exist. He has not displayed any erratic behavior since
this day but I am still rather cautious around her.
I
hope I am around to witness the little baby birds hatching. That would be so
cool. Don’t you agree?
So for right now in addition to our new puppy 'Vision', we also have the company of this turtle dove. Life is just peachy :).
I
hope you say yes to noticing and enjoying the small pleasures in life today.
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