New Zippy's Tenant

One day last week, whilst having breakfast at Zippy's McCully restaurant, I noticed some dried stalks of grass waving around on top of a light fixture at the entrance to the restaurant.

Then, I saw a tail moving about.

So, as I went out the door when our meal was done, I checked it out. It was a small Zebra Dove nesting. It must have already laid an egg because it was just sitting there and refusing to move.

Let's see now. It usually takes from 14 to 17 days for a Zebra Dove egg to hatch. Which means if I go back in a couple of weeks, I'd better not order scrambled eggs. One never knows ... one just never knows.