turtle doves

This is the second set of turtle doves hatched within 15 feet of our back door, so we've seen four newly hatched. The true love in the song gets 22 turtle doves. We've only 6 so far. The male will land within arms length of me. He is trying to teach a young one to sing. He sings, and I have to watch his chest for the air, as it seems he is almost throwing his voice. He's a ventriloquist. Here's a shot of the momma and the new 2.