O.K., O.K! I’m hooked... Who needs reality T.V.? Mother Dove and her two chicks have captured my attention. She is spending more time off the nest looking for food. I haven’t seen the male yet. I wonder what happened to him. Last spring he showed up to help shortly after the eggs hatched.

Check the Wednesday post below to see just how much a Dove chick grows in just two days. The startlingly fast growth of feathers is testimony to the beauty and power of evolution. The babies are most vulnerable while they are still in the nest. In a couple of weeks they must develop from tiny helpless, naked babies into birds that can fly. Amazing!