Dining in

There 's nothing calm about dining time/. The kids suck their parents dry.
 

With luck you can see the "changing of the guard",both parents in nest with nestlings.  When the parent arrives it means more food.

The fun family

The dove hatchlings  are now formidable personalities.  This is a crowded, poopy  space.
 

There's another dove nest in a tree they've used before,the same tree the blue jays usurped last year. Limited viewing.

Grooming time. This is instinctive.  A bird can't clean its own face or head.

Robins nearby.   They also have nest sites in mind.

Bluejay

Bluejay was doing a good imitation of a woodpecker.  Obviously goodies under the bark.   I couldn't get closer.
 

Friday lunch time

Lunch time, intimate. The hatchlings suck the parents dry.
 

I can't tell if this is a second hatchling.  Parent very protective.

Doves also in back garden, hunkered down in leaves.

The fuse box

Good old fuse box, dove favorite  location,Affordable housing.  I've been watching for a couple of week.  During frigid days nothing obvious happening.
 

Today it's warmer.   Baby feathers under the parent. Someone has hatched.  You can see one baby eye.

Wow!   This is not a brand new hatchling.  There could even be two hatchlings up there.

I'll be watching every day. It's fun time.