I have a hanging planter on our back porch in which a mourning dove has made as her nest for the past year and a half.  I'm wondering if it's the same bird or if it is one of her babies.  How on earth did John James Audobon tie a string to a bird's leg?  I'd sure like to do that to know whether or not this is the same "momma bird" or one of her babies. 

The reason I'm thinking it's one of the babies... normally when I took the bird's picture or whenever the kids went out in the backyard to play, the bird would just sit still.  However, this bird seems very jittery and gets scared and flies off when we go outside.

Nevertheless, my children get so excited whenever she comes back to make her nest!  It's especially exciting when the little eggs hatch...

Spring... new life... :)

Blessings,

~LISA