Police in Ohio are taking their oath to protect and serve very seriously - even when it comes to birds.

A mourning dove nested in an officer's car and police have dedicate themselves to ensuring the bird comes to no harm.

Parma Police noticed the little dove, named Gerty, had built its nest in a back-up patrol car’s windshield last week and immediately cordoned off the vehicle.

The Parma Police Department in Ohio has gone to extreme lengths to protect a dove that set up a nest in a back-up vehicle

Police have given the dove food, a water cup and an umbrella to protect the nest that has two eggs in it

Using orange cones and police tape, the officers ensured the highest level of security for the dove.

Even the elements were no match for the Parma PD's devotion to the bird.

When it began raining, the officers set up an umbrella to keep the nest dry.

After the dove laid two eggs in the windshield, officers gave it a water cup and began digging up worms as food.

Male doves incubate eggs, so it's possible that two doves are visiting the car.

The police department doesn't know the gender of the dove they've been seeing.

Police said the dove isn't interfering with regular police duties. The dove could stay there for up to a month

'Our officers are human beings just like anyone else,' Lt. Kevin Riley told Fox 8 News.

The back-up vehicle is not used on a daily basis and the dove is not interfering with regular police work.

Mourning dove’s eggs usually hatch within 16 days and the nestlings fledge after after two weeks, according to the Chipper Wood Bird Observatory.