About 4 weeks ago we noticed a pair of Mourning Doves busily
building a nest of small twigs as we sat outside on our back deck
with our morning coffee. Later I placed 3 or 4 small snippets
of soft yarn on the railing of our neighbor's back deck
where the nest was being constructed. It was gone the next morning.
Egg sitting is shared by male & female for about 14 days.
One baby appeared and then another. Then we had
to wait for 14 or 15 more days for the babies to leave the nest.
This morning the nest was empty but we didn't see
any action around the area and were worried that
the Ravens had been up to their normal activities!!!
Then we noticed some movement on the
neighbor's back deck...
Both parents feed the young "pigeon milk". After leaving the
nest the young hang nearby to be fed for another
1-2 weeks.
As I took this video I could almost hear them saying:
"I feel like we're being watched. What do you think?
Maybe it's time to leave the safety of this deck."
They did and quickly found a bounding baby bunny
to play with. The process will begin again, as one pair may
raise as many as 5-6 broods per year in southern areas.
THE END
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