The Doves Nest Again

 

   I was surprised when my old friends, a pair of Zebra ("Peaceful") Doves, revisited their old nest up under the roof of my veranda.  (I mentioned their successful hatch in my posts here in September and October.)  

   The hen sat for three full weeks again, and then, after another week, the nest was empty.  I was worried, because from below I couldn't see them feeding a chick as I had seen in October.  But in a couple of days they all appeared, the mother, father, and the new baby bird.  They rested on the spacious window ledge of the building across from my veranda, and they spent a few afternoons and nights there before ranging farther afield.  

-Zenwind. 

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