Mourning Doves

It has been fascinating to watch a pair of doves that have created a roost in our screened-in porch. These are the babies from the first batch. They never move, nor make a peep. Neither the mother or the babies. The mother covers them so thoroughly with her body that it is impossible to see them until they grow too big to be covered by her body.

What's more exciting is that they actually hatched. This is the first time that birds have laid eggs in our view that have not become someones dinner. I was worried that Keona would not believe that eggs hatch! This dove pair actually laid and hatched a second clutch. Apparently Mourning Doves can raise up to six broods in one season. At the rate this pair is going, I think they'll easily be able to do that.