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The Beautiful and Colorful Mourning Dove

10,000 Birds

The nickel was placed in the nest for the photo to show me the size of the egg for identification purposes, then removed. Even though the female lays only two eggs per nest attempt, they enjoy a protracted breeding season in which multiple nesting attempts can occur every 30 days, and in Southern locations, nearly year round.

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A Strategic Arms Race Among Birds

10,000 Birds

The vast majority of the 10,000+ living species of birds are passerines, and the vast majority of those have a similar system of breeding: Mom and dad bird make a nest and share parental responsibilities roughly equally, if not identically. There are variations on that theme, of course. Even the non-passerines often follow this pattern.

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Best* Bird Books, Binoculars, Bottles** of Booze, and Backpacks of the Bygone Year

10,000 Birds

The guide, one of the last offerings in the Peterson Field Guide series from publisher HMH, shows photos of nests of most North American species and describes nest structure, location, how the bird makes the nest, number of eggs, and what the eggs look like. Donna). ==. Donna). ==. But craziness is not a requisite.

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