{"id":654,"date":"2023-06-18T20:18:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T20:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/?p=654"},"modified":"2023-07-10T17:42:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T17:42:00","slug":"father-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/?p=654","title":{"rendered":"Father Birds: Doves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mourning doves are one of the most common and widespread birds in North America. They get their name from the distinctive (and incessant) cooing sound they make. Male mourning doves are also devoted and protective fathers. In honor of Father&#8217;s Day, here are some photos of both parents caring for a fledgling.<\/p>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n\t#foogallery-gallery-655 .fg-image {\r\n        width: 200px;\r\n    }\r\n<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-default foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-gutter-10 fg-center fg-default fg-light fg-border-thin fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom fg-ready\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-655\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Father-Mourning-Dove-with-Fledgling-by-David-Bookstaber-scaled.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"656\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Father Mourning Dove with Fledgling photo by David Bookstaber\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2023\/06\/Father-Mourning-Dove-with-Fledgling-by-David-Bookstaber-scaled\/4013524235.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2023\/06\/Father-Mourning-Dove-with-Fledgling-by-David-Bookstaber-scaled\/927930328.jpg 2x\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22200%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20200%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Father-Mourning-Dove-Feeding-Fledgling-by-David-Bookstaber-scaled.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"657\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Father Mourning Dove Feeding Fledgling photo by David Bookstaber\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2023\/06\/Father-Mourning-Dove-Feeding-Fledgling-by-David-Bookstaber-scaled\/497176421.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2023\/06\/Father-Mourning-Dove-Feeding-Fledgling-by-David-Bookstaber-scaled\/1753020485.jpg 2x\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22200%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20200%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Mother-Mourning-Dove-Feeding-Fledgling-by-David-Bookstaber-scaled.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"658\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mother Mourning Dove Feeding Fledgling photo by David Bookstaber\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2023\/06\/Mother-Mourning-Dove-Feeding-Fledgling-by-David-Bookstaber-scaled\/4004796289.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2023\/06\/Mother-Mourning-Dove-Feeding-Fledgling-by-David-Bookstaber-scaled\/2607472801.jpg 2x\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22200%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20200%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Mother-Mourning-Dove-with-Fledgling-by-David-Bookstaber-.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"659\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mother Mourning Dove with Fledgling photo by David Bookstaber\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2023\/06\/Mother-Mourning-Dove-with-Fledgling-by-David-Bookstaber-\/2755779588.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2023\/06\/Mother-Mourning-Dove-with-Fledgling-by-David-Bookstaber-\/1967926097.jpg 2x\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22200%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20200%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<p>Once a pair of mourning doves mates, they usually stay together for life. They work together to build a nest, usually on a tree branch or a ledge. The nest is made of twigs, grasses, and leaves, and is often flimsy and loosely constructed. The female lays two eggs at a time, which are incubated by both parents for about two weeks. The father usually takes the day shift sitting on the eggs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the eggs hatch, both parents feed the chicks &#8220;crop milk,&#8221; which is a thick mix of protein and fat they secrete in their crops (a part of the esophagus where they store seeds) and regurgitate for their chicks to eat out of their mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Mother-dove-feeding-fledgling-dove.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mother mourning dove feeding fledgling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The chicks grow to near full size and fledge in just two weeks! In these photos the fledglings are almost as big as their parents and will leave the nest in a few days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mourning doves are one of the most common and widespread birds in North America. 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