That’s a baby mourning dove! There are usually two babies so the sibling is likely up in the nest. The parent could feed it on the ground if it feels safe to do so, but I’m not sure if the parents would know how to find it or would feel safe.
heylilsharty
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Saw these on a walk recently and I have been obsessed with them since. I think the succulents are related to the invasive “ice plant” highway succulent grass you find all over the California coastline. I’ve never seen such a full bush 😃
I’m having to grow all my succulents in a cabinet this year because of lack of sunlight at my current apartment, and my lithops are pretty thrown off by the whole situation. I lost one (the sunken one) I’ve been afraid to unpot everybody to remove, but the rest seem to be doing alright. Two of the dorothea(?) didn’t split at all this year. At some point I plan to separate by species because some definitely seem to want water more than others.
They’re so derpy and sweet! I scrolled and posted a lot recently on Reddit (wah wah) on the mourning derps and stupid dove nest subreddits (hilarious) because I got a little dove nest in a plant pot on my own porch this spring! The mom actually just had another set of eggs! I have learned a lot about these damn birds.
I really hope you get to see this one grow and get to see the parents, too. Our last set of fledglings spend a lot of their “teenage” days on our balcony railing instead of in the nest and the mom kept on coming back to feed wherever they stood, until eventually they were coaxed to start really flying. Maybe your baby’s parents will swoop down and feed. Or like someone else said the fledgling may just adapt and figure it out - surely it will get hungry enough to try!
I’m officially a bird person thanks to mourning doves!