Success!

I visited the mourning dove nest for the first time in a couple weeks and was greeted by a fluttering of wings as the adult noisily left. I took a couple shots of the motionless chicks and left. This is the pair before hatching.

Mourning Dove Nest

I am always worried when I flush a bird off its nest. This mourning dove nest was found by accident while roamng the prairie. The photog in me needs to take a couple shots so I did and moved on. A couple days later I returned to check and flushed the bird again. It is still on the nest so I'm satisfied the eggs will progress naturally.