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This shot is basically looking straight down into the nest from me standing on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Fauna"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Hummingbird-Nest-at-Tapias-04-07-12-lo-res-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":13326,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/06\/29\/natures-unfortunate-side\/","url_meta":{"origin":6938,"position":1},"title":"Nature’s Unfortunate Side","date":"June 29, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Today I watched a Phoebe chick die. Yesterday afternoon, while I was busy enjoying my annual visit to the San Diego County Fair with Rodrigo and Sylvia, I got a call from my mom saying that she found two Phoebe chicks on the ground after they had fallen about eight\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Fauna"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Chick-Burial01-06-29-12-lo-res.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":6938,"position":2},"title":"Phoebe Nest","date":"May 26, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Discovered yet another bird's nest outside our house. This time it's a Phoebe nest under the roof eave on the exact opposite side of where our Mourning Doves are nesting. Can't see inside but I can hear at least two chicks chirping away whenever mom comes near.","rel":"","context":"In "Fauna"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Phoebe-Nest-05-26-11-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":6938,"position":3},"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":12336,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/04\/03\/mourning-doves-close-to-flying\/","url_meta":{"origin":6938,"position":4},"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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