Situational Un-awareness

Dave is always saying that we need to have situational awareness which, with our lifestyle and in this day and age, is a good idea. However, we were apparently not paying attention for the past few weeks, since we just discovered a nest with baby birds in the trees right next to our porch. In all fairness though, we hardly ever look that way, since the bushes to the north block the view and our main view is out front. How could we have missed the little tobacco doves (also known as common ground doves) flying in and out though? Must be because they, including the two babies, have been silent, unlike the cooing mourning doves that we are all used to. The nest has been there so long that the babies have feathers and look to be ready to take flight. We first noticed all the wing flapping in the trees a couple of days ago, which got our attention.

They are really laying low and hanging on today with gale force winds. At least we can watch them for awhile before they take off for good.