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Sunday, May 8. 2016

A fledgling on Mother's Day

Fledgling Mourning Dove on my woodpile this morning. Innocent and fearless. I am surprised to see a chick this grown so early in the Spring.



Posted by Bird Dog in Natural History and Conservation at 18:08 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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Awwwwwwww,
#1 jma on 2016-05-09 08:10 (Reply)
The chick is larger than expected due to Global Warming. Heat makes things expand.
#2 SteveS on 2016-05-09 12:35 (Reply)
One of my favorite childhood books... "Are Your My Mother?"
#3 Pajak (Link) on 2016-05-09 13:52 (Reply)
Agree. Just read that to my grandson (18 months) yesterday. He brought it over to me, sat down on the floor, patted the floor next to him for me to sit down, and handed the book to me...priceless.
#3.1 rocdoctom on 2016-05-09 16:59 (Reply)
One of those stupid birds made a nest on the bench in my lawn mower shed. On TOP of my spool of weedwhacker string, right next to the boxes of mothballs I put into the motor the keep the mice out in between mows(they'll pack the engine cowling full in two days otherwise).

So now I have to announce myself before going in, otherwise I get a bird in the face. And I had to go and buy a new spool of trimmer string and mothballs.

Luckily I spotted the nest another bird started on my weedwhacker motor before she had eggs in it - same as last year.

It'd be nice if the birds would start nesting after I start needing to do lawnwork.
#4 guy on 2016-05-09 16:44 (Reply)
Celebrate the moment. You have a world-beater of an excuse not to do the yardwork! Relax and have a beer and a cigar.
#4.1 rocdoctom on 2016-05-09 17:02 (Reply)
A No. 8 target load will take care of the brutes.
#5 von Funkenberg on 2016-05-09 21:39 (Reply)

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