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We have included a few photos for your enjoyment. It would have been great to be able to take credit for these stunning photographs of doves in flight, but that would not be truthful. They are available for purchase for a few dollars at www.bigstockphoto.com. The photographer is credited as Christopher Ewing of Ackley Road Photos. All of the remaining photos I can take credit for. I could manage the time-lapse sequence because, as you can see, the birds were not ready to fly. The birds grow remarkably fast, even if they do go through a period of awkward adolescence. The caption under the photos is intended to draw your attention to the very long history and cultural influence that these birds have had upon all of mankind.