I first discovered the nest on March 9th. On March 18th or so, I thought I saw some movements in the next under mother dove. I wasn't sure because because mother dove was still sitting on top of everything. On March 20th, while the mom was away, I had a good look of the nest. The chicks are definitely here but they slept a lot and were not moving much. On March 22nd, I saw chicks moving next to the mom. Everytime I try to get closer to the nest by reaching over the porch, the chicks seem to hold completely still. I am sure that's the defensive mechanism to reduce attention from their prey.
I got a glimpse of mother dove feeding the chicks and was able to take a short video of it. I don't want to bother them too much. I know the mom's eyes are always watching me. She is extremely alert.
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