This Mourning Dove mom, nesting on the window sill of my friend Lindsey's downtown Durango apartment is risking it all for her chicks. You can see from Lindsey's reflection in the glass that this first image is a super close-up shot.

Thanks, Lindzo!


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Mourning Dove - May 18, 2007
Mourning Dove - May 18, 2007

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Mourning Dove - May 19, 2007
Mourning Dove - May 19, 2007

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Mourning Dove chicks - May 19, 2007
Mourning Dove chicks - May 19, 2007

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Mourning Dove - Range Map

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura  L 12" (31 cm)


Reference: p. 236 ~ The National Geographic Society Field Guide to the Birds of North America
Fourth Edition - 2002 - National Geographic Society, Washington, DC
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