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The chicks were much\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Fauna"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Mourning-Dove-Chicks-03-27-12-lo-res-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12336,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/04\/03\/mourning-doves-close-to-flying\/","url_meta":{"origin":12307,"position":1},"title":"Mourning Doves Close To Flying","date":"April 3, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Noticed that the Mourning Dove mother had temporarily flown away from her nest so I took the opportunity to run and get my camera to get a couple of shots of the quickly-growing chicks. 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