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How to Attract Doves

Doves are beautiful birds commonly associated with peace and love. These full-breasted birds always travel with their partners or in a group. Doves can easily be attracted to a yard by creating an environment where they can nest, eat, drink and rest. An ideal environment can be set up inexpensively by planting flowers, providing a watering area and building a perch with natural items found outdoors. Doves are predictable birds and will continue to visit an area that offers food and safety.

Things You'll Need

Shallow container
Sunflower seeds or plants
Bags of sand or gravel
Bread crumbs
Small branches

Instructions

- 1
  Mow any areas near gravel driveways or gravel edges in the yard to help expose sandy soil. Grit is found in the sandy soil and is an essential component of the dove's diet.
- 2
  Create a sandy area outside by pouring sand or gravel -- purchased from a home improvement or landscape store -- if sandy soil is not naturally available in the environment.
- 3
  Plant rows of sunflowers or set up an outdoor location with a variety of potted sunflowers. Keep the area around the sunflowers weeded and clear.
- 4
  Provide a water source for the doves in an open area. You can use a shallow container that can withstand outdoor weather.
- 5
  Sprinkle bread crumbs outdoors on a flat surface for the doves.
- 6
  Plant clover or wheat in an outdoor garden; doves enjoy eating the seeds of wheat, grass and clover.
- 7
  Arrange small branches on a flat area of the land for the doves to sit and rest. Dead trees also provide great perches for doves.

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