Big Bird Babies Birthing in a Broken Bowl

I was in my upstairs bathroom, when I heard our neighbor Juanita talking to her dog. Cupcake (the dog) was barking.

"Don't you be barking at me! These are my pets, too."

Well, "these" turned out to be baby doves. Two of them, and judging from their size and wing development, they won't be in the nest much longer.

I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it, but momma dove lets Juanita talk to her, and even lets her stroke her tail. (In fact, she coos when she does it.) Something to see.

I wish Juanita would have called me when they first hatched, but maybe there will be a second brood.