Dove Squab: Just Fledged
I awoke to the sound of a dove cooing persistently outside my room. When I stepped outside, I saw this baby dove (squab) just below my window. Two adult doves were mere inches away on either side of this baby. It appeared to have just fledged (left its nest). Some of its earliest downy feathers were still present underneath the stronger feathers necessary for flight and survival. Its parents appeared to be present to offer crop milk (produced by both the female and the male) and protection as it made its way into its new world.
Dove Squab: Just Fledged
I awoke to the sound of a dove cooing persistently outside my room. When I stepped outside, I saw this baby dove (squab) just below my window. Two adult doves were mere inches away on either side of this baby. It appeared to have just fledged (left its nest). Some of its earliest downy feathers were still present underneath the stronger feathers necessary for flight and survival. Its parents appeared to be present to offer crop milk (produced by both the female and the male) and protection as it made its way into its new world.