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I have no doubt that they will be flying very soon.","rel":"","context":"In "Fauna"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Mourning-Dove-Chicks-04-03-12-lo-res-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12188,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/03\/27\/mourning-dove-chicks\/","url_meta":{"origin":12332,"position":1},"title":"Mourning Dove Chicks","date":"March 27, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"After accidentally scaring away the mother Mourning Dove from her nest outside my bathroom window, I ran for my camera to get a few photos of her chicks before she came back. This shot was the only one that worked, but at least I got one. 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":12307,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/04\/06\/mourning-dove-and-chick\/","url_meta":{"origin":12332,"position":2},"title":"Mourning Dove and Chick","date":"April 6, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Today was the first time I witnessed both Morning Dove parents, kind of tag-teaming, feeding both chicks. Also, it was the first time I saw at least one of the chicks flapping its wings. I have a feeling they will be gone within the next week or two.","rel":"","context":"In "Fauna"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Mourning-Dove-and-Chick-04-06-12-lo-res-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12283,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/04\/02\/pick-me\/","url_meta":{"origin":12332,"position":3},"title":"Pick Me!","date":"April 2, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"One of our Mourning Doves was sunning\/drying itself on the grass after a nice, refreshing rinse in one of our bird baths.","rel":"","context":"In "Fauna"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Mourning-Dove-Sunning-04-02-12-lo-res-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":6585,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2011\/05\/26\/phoebe-nest\/","url_meta":{"origin":12332,"position":4},"title":"Phoebe Nest","date":"May 26, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Discovered yet another bird's nest outside our house. 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