Mourning Dove Story - a short documentary 

may that dove rest in peace. it is truly amazing what u have done for that little bird.

A few years ago once we had a little male dove that was big but yet fell from its nest and the parents didn't went to help him, one of our cats, the little mommy, was the one who found him and actually cried to my mom to come and help her rescue that baby, we cared for him, fed him for a few days and helped him to gain more power, and then one day when we took him outside he flew on the ceiling and the next morning he flew away on his own even when we were still scared as for he was still young. Fast forward a few months later, he came back to present us his mate and next year he presented us his babies and then went back to the home depot he decided was a nice spot for a nest for his family.

You are a wonderful human being. This world needs more people like you

poor thing I'm crying over his story :( You did an amazing job!

What you did for that dove was beautiful. Not everyone appreciates wildlife like that, and I can tell it was important to you. That bird's last days were spent comfortably because of what you did for it

Crying with this dove's history. You did all the best possible.

What a good soul you. are. It matters that he was cared for and fed and pet, talked to, even if he didn't make it.

atleast you gave his final times happyness.

Thank-you, both for your skilled, loving, nurturing treatment of one vulnerable and without voice, and, your informative video. Take care.

Yes, it is hard to know what is best, to let nature take its course (let him get eaten by a cat), or try to feed him in the hopes that he might recover… A difficult choice.

God bless you for your love and care for that lovely bird

I just went through the same thing. Found a mounring dove on the edge of my property that couldn't stand up straight. Took him in, gave him food and water, hoped he would get through it, but he didn't. I've done a few tours abroad and worked as a medic for the past 10 years, I forgot what it was like to feel until I saw that poor bird struggling. I've since developed quite a soft spot for birds... come to find out, my grandmother was a member of the local Audubon society...something i never knew. Guess the apple doesn't fall far...

Thank God for your kind heart, and thank you! Blessings.

Thank you mike for loving my baby animlas,,, god bless you. Jesus loves you dearly, you are responsible for saving many lives of innocent animals and that makes you a true man. God blessbless. Amen.

I'm so glad you were led to this bird and kept him comfortable until he passed away. He was very fortunate to have someone watch over him and take care of him like you did. As someone who has had pet birds for most of my life, this video will definitely help me when my own cuties are sick.

Mike you are a great human being.🙏

That's good to know about such a virus. I found a pigeon on it's back seemingly unable to right itself many years ago in my yard. I took it in and fed it moistened cat food (we have indoor cats) and it improved, got well and I was able to release it. That virus you mentioned is probably what it had.

I have been feeding on your videos most of today and have to thank you and your wive for all you are doing for these birds.

Atleast you tried and bless you very much for that!

You're amazing I love you for being so companionate ✌️♥️

Thanks for putting up this valuable info, and for being a loving gentle human x. Your videos will help save other lives. That bird's last days were as comfortable as possible thanks to your care.

You are an inspiration for all of us. God Bless you abundantly for your lovely and kind heart.

God bless you for your efforts with your dove. I found a mourning dove in my yard yesterday. Didn't know what to do. Met a neighbor who told me everything you said. He showed me how to feed it so tonight begins my journey of trying to save this bird. I will do my best & you've inspired me. Wish me luck!

It's just so beautiful what you do Mike, I use the videos to know there is life outside my own and wow does it make a wonderful difference! Thank you so MUCH!

Sir I salute you, thanks so much for trying you gave that poor bird love warmth and sustenance

The world needs more people like you !

Thank you. I found a mourning dove this morning in the street. He couldn’t fly, he tried flapping his wings. I carefully retrieved him as I knew it would be hot 107 today in Nevada. I brought him home in my shirt,and placed him in a box. I’ll try feeding him like you showed on this video. I placed a water dish soft towel and bird seed in its box.

You’re a great human being, Mike. I thoroughly enjoy your videos.

I had a pigeon like your dove. I rehabbed him/her with medication and yogurt.

Thank you for the comfort you gave him. I am a bird rehabber as well and PMV is awful :(

Well done mate. Bird got a soft compassionate exit. Thank you for seeing him out

may God showers his blessing to the people like you ... many thanks for your valuable advice

Thanks, Mike, for the videos, i appreciate your work.

Thank you very much for having given this adorable little dove a chance 👍 I hoped so much it would survive 😢 It was very interesting to watch your feeding techniques, thanks a lot for showing. Best wishes

Thank you very much for that little documentary I just found a fledgling little morning dove on the ground and needed to know how to feed him so thank you so much and I did not know about that virus just wanted to let you know you were so good so sweet with that little bird it makes me feel better about having mine like I can do it thank you Lisa

They are beautiful bird kind and gentle.

I found a young dove the other day on the ground, and it seemed fine up until about an hour before it died. It began to lose balance and twist around, I wasnt sure what was happening to it. This video makes me consider the possibility of this.

Thank you 😢

Thank you for this video and being a true gentleman. I appreciate those who care for God's innocent ones. God bless you sir.

Thank you❤

Bless your heart, he was blessed to have you.

nystatin would have treated that, can be bought over the counter at any chemist. cheap to buy. ive treated many birds for that virus. it effects some finches too

You are a good man!! You are beautiful person! Thank you for dove. Greeting Santiago Chile!!

thank you for careing this poor bird

So sad he didn’t make it, thanks so much for giving this special little cutie the best possible last days 😔, he really was cute and precious

Amazing. You did a great job.

You made world a better place, Mike.

Poor thing, i felt bad when the baby couldnt pick up the seeds, still just at the beginning watching the whole thing. Praying for the well being and safety of all creatures as usual, and praying for more caring individuals like yourself in this world,

I found one just like that but not with a virus of any kind, but it had a broken leg. I'll try to rehabilitate it just like you demonstrated. Thanks for sharing this video!

Great Content! Thanks for the creations.

Thank you

You sure took good care of the little guy with your gentle loving touch. Too bad he didn’t make it, good to know the feeding tips though, thanks for sharing.

Thank you so much for this. Morning doves are my favorite! Blessed to have a pair that has, so far, raised two babies in a bushy Austrian pine tree in our back yard this year! If one of the babies had been out of the nest prematurely, I could have put it back. If not, I now know what to do. Thanks a lot!🙏

Sad little birdie but you do your best to help him. :'( We have in Germany now for month problems with the Usutu virus what especially kills our blackbirds.

Thank you for helping him :)

Thanks so much for sharing this video.. it is so helpful as i found a baby pigeon and wasnt sure what to feed

Damn. Who could dislike this video? 😔 Is there no cure for PMV at all?

Great what a man

I was riding my bike one evening when was about 14 or 15, and a dove just came falling out of the air right in front of my bike. It flopped around and then sat there with its wings spread out. Something had knocked it out of the air... So i went and picked up it and gently held it against my chest... It was stunned for about 10 or so minutes but i rode to a gas station, with it held against my chest. It seemed to enjoy the warmth and comfort... But a few minutes after arriving at the gas station it fully came to, so i held it out and it flew off... It didnt seem to have any injuries or difficulties flying. It was a heart melting experience. They're so soft and colorful... This one had orange-ish pink chest feathers

Poor baby. I'm glad they died in a better home than probably dying unpleasantly from the virus or by predators. Thank you for attempting to save them.

You are such a nice man

I watched a few of your videos so far and feel learned so much about how to help birds. Are you professional on rescue birds? Just want to say I really love how you treat birds. Thank you!

thanks alot

You earned very good karma !! How grateful that bird must have felt and how content and you made it happen.

dude i always watch your video cuz my birds died by random cat :C and you make me hapy and remembera memory me with my birds

oh the poor thing!! thank you for taking care of God's little bird

Devastating disease. You did all you could for it, I commend you. I had 4 diamond doves , one of them showed these symptoms. At the time I though it was because it crashed onto the wall of the back porch ( they were free flying there ). So I put them all back in the aviary. Within a few weeks all the others were blind. Only one exhibited the twisting neck movements, but the others innequivecaly went blind. I asked and asked and no one could help. They were still able to eat as they heard me dropping the food on their tray. Eventually I gave them away.

Thank you so much for educating us. l just found a mourning dove and now l wonder if hes ill.

I had two mourning doves, dumped on me just before a work shift. They didn't open their beaks like other birds had. I called Project Wildlife and the told me that they might need tube feeding, however I didn't have time to take them. In frustration, I covered their heads to force the beak open and their beaks flew open like magic! I realized that the mother must sit on them to feed them.

Very interesting. I have a mourning dove who seems to be in perfect health. Although, it's mate was recently killed. I discovered the feathers in the back yard. There are cats about, and so I am sure that's what happened. The dove sticks around. It eats, and drinks, and sometimes simply sits for hours in the water bath or the seed platform. It seems ok, but heartbroken. I've thought about creating it a shelter or next of some kind. Any thoughts?

Sadly the birds that fell out of nests on our property as children were impossible to rescue a& it made me cry but later on in life I rescued a wild baby parrot & rehabilitated him to his flock 4 mos later . 😘. Fly, NV, FLY...... & it was biblical!

good job!

Currently have a Baby mourning dove that was found by front steps. Very small. No mother returned. Think it was orphaned, as my dogs were upset with chasing cats all night. The baby might have fell of the roof of the house construction next door. Wife was led to baby besides the steps by our Rottweiler early light, next morning. Looks like they kept him safe. We thought it was a sparrow at first. Hard to identify with growing feather all over. Plenty sparrows nesting at moment. But he wouldn't feed on traditional sparrow foods. Then realized this bird didnt respond to food dropped in but to putting its head into something like its mothers mouth. Soldier...not veterinarian, lol. So syringe and rubber glove tip it was... but only food we found he ate was papaya ground with ground seed in it. This multi grain cereal food is a godsend for us and the bird. It worked well and he is flourishing now. The Rotty sits and watches feed times...even barks at feed times to say its ready, and has a connection with the bird in some way. It is good to see a life saved for once. Your efforts wont go unrecognized.... Nor the doves life. It will now save many! THX!

Lmao 4:00 “stay away from my bird”

I found a baby bird idk what kind it is. Your videos have helped so much

I need help with my sick male dove. 2 1/2 yrs old. Month 1/2 ago he started falling off his perch and started flopping around. Doing summersaults. He does eat and drink but I'm very worried. Noted he is not cleaning himself so I bathed him in warm water and dried him off. I put him in a warm blanket. He likes to hide and stay warm. Noted he is hurting himself in the process but walks around just fine but hides. What can you suggest for sores. He doesn't feel well and looks at me for help.

Can pet white doves get this too? I birdsat a dove w these exact symptoms that died shortly after returning to its owner ~ I was heartbroken! I thought it was pneumonia. This is a sad video...except to see how you helped it. That is so uplifting! So glad I ran across this today :)

Thank you sir for your very kind heart, may Allah bless you ☺

aww :[ my favorite bird ... and ... poor fellow .. :[ ...

I found same bird same size but I dont know how many times I have to feed it and how much? anyone can help?

I have had two situations like this and one of them currently. I have a small apartment pourch and I lay some seeds out and doves will get surprisingly close to me. Well 2 squabs with their parents would come to my patio and at first they were not into the seeds but wanted to be fed by their parent when they came around. Unfortunately one of the squabs looked like he had a wound on his forehead and his beak looked rough and not normal. Then his sibling and parents would attack her ( I think it was a her based on her neck) whenever she came close to her. She started not flying away or fighting back. They would brutally attack her and she just ducked her head and wouldn't fly away. Then I would see her lay on the ground for hours and barely moved when I touched her. I would feed her and shew away the other birds that would constantly attack her because I was feeding her. She eventually stayed on my patio all day and all night and she couldn't eat the seeds I was feeding her but eventually found she could eat crushed oats. The last 2 nights she spent the night hidden behind my patio furniture. I made arrangements the next day, since it was Saturday, to take her into a bird rescue. Unfortunately at midnight I checked on her on she died. It was sad because it was a sweet bird that eventually trusted me so much it would allow me to hold her.

Thank you. ..i just lost one. .it was on my porch for 3 days and the 4th i came home it was dead. .i did have food and water out but i did not know to feed it. ..it broke my heart :(

maybe he was stung by an insect or something... but you have a great heart... God bless you :(

I just found a smallish mourning dove on my driveway 2 days ago... even though it didn't look like a fledgling but bc of its size, I looked for a nest (trees line my driveway) but did not find one. Since I have coyotes, foxes, I brought it in, and gave it unshelled (obviously unsalted, etc) sunflower seeds. I thought it had flown into a window and might just be stunned. Sadly, it didn't make it through the first night. 😭 Bc of my land, I've found many animals through the years & gotten them to state licensed rehabbers. Not always happy endings, which breaks my heart 😢 I've taken classes but never got certified, prob bc I don't know if I am a strong enough person to deal w/animal deaths on any regular basis....I did cure a fox on my property of a severe case of mange (he was almost hairless), have successfully helped a few birds, a possum, and have rescue cats (always kept inside) and dogs, but I so admire and respect people who rehab/help wildlife with any regularity! It is hard work. ♥️ Thank you for all you do. I wasn't even looking for this video, happened upon a video on FB, went to see your channel, saw this.

Why you didnt treated him with medicine?

i was given a ring neck dove here in Britain two weeks ago it was barely breathing and i fed it with a syringe raw egg sugar vitamins and antibiotics itis now awake day ten and moving about even preening but not very balanced head is better ,still twisting but not floppy responds to my voice ,i have lots of birds of which i take in from tired owner,s so keep it separate and lots of hand wash will have to see how it goes

We had a baby mourning dove, it fell out of its nest twice. So we were taking care of it. Around 3 am, it died. I was crying. It looked like it was panting, so it looked like it was dying.

These are great videos with helping birds. I put some water on my window today, I hope some bird will come to drink it, sometimes they come to my window without no reason, mostly pigeons - but they make a mess if you know that I mean :)

Awwwww sorry for ur lost. He in better now. U look so sad.

How many weeks or months old was he at that time?

I am crying 😢😢😢😢😢what about medicine? Is it work ?

Thank you for trying. I also was brought a younger fledgling. within 2 days what ever i had done wrong killed it. I was heart broken. She refused to eat so forcing her beak open stressed her. then her feathers just started dropping off. She did not want to swallow the food either. I got to day 2 and she seemed weak and hardly and feathers. She passed sometime the next few hours. I do thing she may have had more injuries than first thought. Sure felt like i failed her.

Did a great job. We can also try to feed with syringe to the little ones specially because they don't know how to eat other than natural way they eat

Any treatment for pmv?

Why you do not feed it by hand

so sad he didn't make it.

This is so sad.

I rescue the bird that twisted his head around like that. I kept feeding it eventually it did get better and I released it least it. I was surprised it got better.

I was recque Mornig dove baby Hi is 10 to 12 day when was put home but his lage is pyaraliage What' to do

At the end, I don't think the word you wanted to use was 'rehabilitate'. Obviously.