Nesting Success

This is the follow-up from my post at the end of May about a nesting doves in our backyard. We first noticed the nesting white winged doves when we returned on May 15 from a quick trip to Mexico.

On June 1st, we spotted both parents in the nest together. It was 9:00 in the morning, which is when the parents often switch duties. The female tends the nest in the cooler night hours, and the male takes the hotter day shift.

By the time we spotted a chick, it was surprisingly large. Here it is with one of it’s parents on June 4:

Here is another picture, this one taken three days later on June 7:

Then we went to Colorado and didn’t return until June 17. By that time, the nest was empty, as would be expected.

Doves incubate their eggs for about 2 weeks and then the chicks are in the nest for only about another 2 weeks. Given the size and probable age of the chick when we left, we’re going to assume the baby chick successfully fledged while we were vacationing.

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