Monday, September 7, 2009

My World Tuesday - for the birds

We've had a busy nesting year with our resident Mourning Doves. I'm thinking the latest two chicks might be the last for this year but Geoff is betting we haven't seen the end of it yet.

Saturday evening was full of activity as the chicks were obviously getting ready to fly the coop. You can hear them calling out to mama and papa and the parent's return call. Just after I shot this brief video clip the chick on the left fledged.






Sunday afternoon the second chick fledged as far as the tree on our lawn and stayed there for a couple of hours before venturing further into the brave new world.

The final count for this season? Four successfull nests, producing 8 healthy chicks in total, and two failed nests. I wonder what next year will bring??

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15 comments:

  1. Sylvia KSeptember 7, 2009 at 3:32 PM

    What cute little guys! Great shots, Elaine!

    Have a great week!

    Sylvia

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  2. LoranSeptember 7, 2009 at 3:43 PM

    I liked the little clip before the pictures which is very sweet!

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  3. Janice / Dancing with SunflowersSeptember 7, 2009 at 3:49 PM

    What fantastic shots, Elaine. I love the main photo.
    Janice.

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  4. Jane Hards PhotographySeptember 7, 2009 at 4:04 PM

    They are so sweet especially that second pic.

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  5. CarverSeptember 7, 2009 at 4:32 PM

    I love your shots of the birds.

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  6. SnapSeptember 7, 2009 at 4:33 PM

    I enjoyed the little video and the shot of the little fledgling is wonderful. Wonderful shots, Elaine. Thanks!

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  7. gone to the dogsSeptember 7, 2009 at 5:03 PM

    So sweet. and yet somewhat sad! It seems like they don't really want to go.

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  8. ArijaSeptember 8, 2009 at 4:54 AM

    So much excitement in your neck of the woods, great fun.

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  9. SandyCarlsonSeptember 8, 2009 at 5:16 AM

    May they live long and well.

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  10. Gemma WisemanSeptember 8, 2009 at 7:53 AM

    What a wonderful sight! And being there while all this was happening must have been incredible!

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  11. aurbieSeptember 8, 2009 at 9:37 AM

    Love the filtered photo. That little chick is adorable. And Gray is so handsome!

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  12. BarbSeptember 8, 2009 at 4:47 PM

    I enjoyed the video - I thought the chick on the right would be the first to fly. Great photo of the treed fledgling!

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  13. Kathie BrownSeptember 8, 2009 at 7:02 PM

    Watching babies leave the nest must be fun! Thanks for sharing this with us!

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  14. Don WoodSeptember 10, 2009 at 7:46 AM

    thanks Elaine hope they do alright in the big world XXX Don

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  15. shabby girlSeptember 10, 2009 at 6:59 PM

    Oh my gosh! That second photo of the baby in the tree is SOOO CUTE!!!! I just love the look of baby birds! Nice catch!

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