Squabs Leaving the Nest   Leave a comment

Here are later pictures of the two squabs that were raised this Spring in our backyard, on top of our outdoor speaker. Based on the hair on their heads, I called them Scruffy and Baldy.

Two dove squabs


Two dove chicks

This is Scruffy after having left the nest, finding its bearings in our backyard:

young dove on ground

Baldy had already claimed the top of the fence as his perch:

young dove on fence

While mom was supervising their progress from the top of a nearby shed:

Dove and weathervane

 

Canon 5d Mark II, 100mm EFL macro lens

Posted June 11, 2017 by Lutz Braum in Animals, Connecticut

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