31 august

30 august

Today's morning capture of the young Mourning Dove.
The other nestling must have been prey for an overnight critter earlier this week.

29 august

young Mourning Dove

28 august

adult Mourning Dove and two nestlings

27 august

my neighbor's yard in summer bloom

26 august

The Mourning Dove eggs hatched last week.
This is an image I shot this afternoon of both chicks sitting in the nest.

25 august

stormy sky

23 august

I baked an apple pie yesterday and one of the spices was ground mace, also cinnamon and ginger.

18 august

Mourning Dove egg(s) hatched.

17 august

view of sunrise from the dining room window

14 august

13 august

crepe myrtle

12 august

11 august

scissor tailed flycatcher

9 august

8 august

clouds at sunset

7 august

6 august

mourning dove on nest

5 august

4 august

3 august

wasp

2 august

brown recluse spider (smooshed),
also known as a fiddleback spider

1 august

Robins built a nest in the yaupon holly bush in the front yard earlier this year. Mourning Doves recently moved into the nest.  Over the weekend, I noticed the doves gathering building materials, so I guess the nest wasn't completely move in ready.