BABY DOVE



One of the two baby doves in the nest on a back patio hanging basket took its first flight this afternoon. I was watering in the backyard and that startled the bird, which flew out of the nest and around the patio for a few seconds (much to the delight of our dog and cat who both "guard" the nest from below). It eventually landed on the ceiling fan. Since then it flew back to the nest where its mother and sibling were waiting.

It amazes me that these mourning doves grow so fast and are ready to fly within two weeks after hatching. This is the third batch of doves to nest in that basket this spring.