Every year that we’ve lived here we’ve had mourning doves in the backyard. They always come in pairs.

One will eat at the feeder while the other watches from a tree, a wire, or the roof top. Then they change places.

This year we have four mourning doves. Two are smaller than the others. I have a feeling that they are our regular mourning doves babies. They’re about half the size!

They’re so cute but whenever one of the bigger mourning doves comes along the little one tries to chase it away.

I’ll try to get a photo of the younger ones if I can.

Right now we’ve got one small mourning dove hanging out under a patio chair. We have the sprinkler on and I think it’s drinking water from the cracks in the patio stones design. Smart little things.