When I got back home from my bike ride… I was greeted by these two! I had only seen the one baby before… but here we are, with TWO little mourning doves hanging out on my back porch. Not sure what it means… but coincidentally, mama dove was not sitting on the nest as she has been forever! Nowhere to be seen… perhaps these two are on their own now???
And an “update” from a Facebook Follower named Bobbi…
Mourning doves almost always lay two eggs, and they have very good hatching results. Their nests are considered the worst of the bird world, just a few sticks placed to barely support the eggs. The babies leave the nest fairly early (or sometimes the nest falls apart) and mama will continue to feed them either on the ground or somewhere in a tree, but she won’t necessarily stay right beside them. They learn to fly quite fast and will likely stay together for a while even when they can take care of themselves. Your two look like they can fly – their feather development is close to being like an adult’s. But they still might be a little hesitant.
