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A completely rainy day!

The local waterfowl were SO happy :-)

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Had turkeys visit me in the backyard this morning!

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So nice to have our son
in town for the week-end...

Belle was loving the visit too!! as she

was enjoying a grooming session...

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Dear daughters dog, Bella guarding the crib in the nursery...

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We have a little friend living
in our front flowerbed ~

Every once in a while he makes
an appearance!

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I am in awe of our Momma Dove...
She has returned for her FOURTH hatching
since May 31st...
Love that she feels safe to hatch
her little ones here
under our awning...

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I tried to capture how small
this praying mantis was...
Not sure I did it justice ~

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A little something I found...

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Our 2nd set of dove babies
in a month!!!

I was able to capture these little darlings
Saturday, and they flew the nest Sunday...
I'm gonna miss them!

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Happy Father's Day!!!

Finally had a chance to capture
Daddy dove on his visit today ~

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A little friend we found while enjoying a
Sunday coffee...

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I was beyond excited to capture our
dove babies this morning!!!

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Our 'baby' Belle...

Her Master was away overnight and
she wanted to bring his slipper inside
with her this morning...

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Momma & Daddy dove are parents AGAIN!!!

This was truly a test of patience for me...
I received a text while at work that
one of the eggs had hatched, I was so excited to see
the new baby...

Our little dove family is pretty predictable;
Daddy dove comes by between 6-7 pm while
Mommy dove heads out for awhile.

I knew that I had a small window in which to try
and capture the new chick while it's parents
changed places on the nest. But before that
I had to wait 30 minutes once Daddy arrived
until they finally made the switch!

Both parents were extremely tolerant of me
while I snapped their little one ♥
(Jenn, I had your kiddos in mind while shooting!)

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Guess who's back...
Momma dove is back for another round
of nest sitting!!

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Our dove babies have left the nest!
♥Here is a family picture ♥

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Although these are SO extremely gross
it made for a pretty interesting shot...

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Yes, another installment of the dove fam!!!

The dove babes are growing and are out more ~

There are two babes, but I could only get one

to pose for the photo op...

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Dear hubs is always a comfortable place
to nap...

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I posted a couple of weeks ago the
Momma Dove that was nesting on the patio...

Today I caught a glimpse of at least one
of her new chicks!!!
She was very patient with me as I tried
to be so sneaky at catching a shot ~