Amazing Mourning Doves Raise Three Chicks in a Recycled Mockingbird Nest

Amazing Mourning Doves Raise Three Chicks in a Recycled Mockingbird Nest

One month ago, the nest belonged to a mockingbird and had four chicks.

A pair of Mourning dove visited the empty nest. 0:12
Nest building begins 0:22
The first egg is laid 0:42
The second egg is laid 1:02
The mother incubates the eggs at night. 1:16
The father takes his turn incubating the eggs. 1:25
Incubating the eggs on a rainy day 1:51
One egg was adopted after losing its parents during two days of rain
Day 1 2:37
The first one hatched.
The first feeding
Day 2 4:37
The second one hatched.
The third one hatched.
Day 3 8:12
Feeding the first chick
Feeding the third chick
Feeding the second chick
Day 4 9:03
Feeding the first and second chicks
Feeding the third chick
Day 5 10:51
Feeding three chicks
Day 6 13:29
Feeding three chicks
Day 7 15:19
The three chicks compete for food.
Day 8 18:41
Feeding three chicks
The three chicks compete for food.
There is no video from the 9th to the 11th due to recording problems. 22:28
Day 12 22:30
Only two chicks are visible. Did one die?
A small chick appeared behind the mother.
All three are safe.
Day 13 22:53
The hungry chicks wait for their parents.
The three chicks compete for food.
After feeding, the father leaves.
Day 14 24:09
The hungry chicks wait for their parents.
The father comes and feeds the first chick,
trying to take it away from the nest.
The mother comes,
and feeds the first chick,
feeds the first chick, then the second and third.
The first chick tries to follow the father.
The first and second chicks prepare to leave the nest.
The mother cares for the third chick.
Day 15 27:07
The next day, the first and second chicks left the nest.
The third chick is left alone, waiting for food.
The third chick climbs up the branch,
and leaves the nest shortly after.

The third chick grew slowly, perhaps because it ate less, but the dove parents raised all three chicks safely and wisely. 27:40

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