dove_story Photo Gallery by ellen freeman at pbase.com

mourning doves built a nest in the bougainvillea outside my kitchen window. It took at least two weeks for the eggs to hatch. Then they grew quite fast; parents taking turns in caring for them. When ready to leave the nest, #1 flew straight into the kitchen window; I only heard it. He was OK.
On june 30 I saw both of them under the casuarina trees, possibly eating seeds.

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mourning dove	one egg, june 2	brooding mom	one or two

			definitely two
			feeding time

#1 is almost ready to leave			on june 28 mom and #1 flew
#2 , home alone	june 29 early, #2 seems ready	midmorning of june 29 #2 flew as well	juvenile visits on july 8
juvenile, full of himself	Juvenile 1 or 2.	juvenile 1 or 2

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Guest		01-Jul-2007 23:43
What a great story. vote

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