Tough Doves....

Over the past week we have had temperatures nearing a hundred degrees... We also have had a few thunderstorms which dumped a ton of rain on us.... One storm in particular was strong enough to take the little girls playhouse next door, and lift it up in the air and place it on our patio.... In pieces..  Yet, thru all of this, a pair of Mourning Doves raised two young in the gutter above our garage... It had to be like a river running under the nest.... The young doves are about to leave, and I must say, I have learned a new appreciation for these common birds.... click on photos to enlarge