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2 January 2026

Spotted dove or eastern spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) chicks hatch from one or two glossy white eggs after about 13-16 days of incubation by both parents on a nest made of twigs, grasses, and roots. They emerge as helpless, downy nestlings and are blind, fed with "crop milk" by their parents until they fledge around two weeks later. They stay near their parents for another week or two for feeding. At four days old, they are still very young and entirely dependent on their parents for warmth and food. They are small and fragile, with eyes likely still closed or just beginning to open. They do not yet have their distinctive spotted neck pattern or adult feathers; those develop as they mature. A Spotted dove builds a nest and lays eggs, hatching its young next to a broom made of coconut fronds by a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 25, 2025.

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2 January 2026

Spotted dove or eastern spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) chicks hatch from one or two glossy white eggs after about 13-16 days of incubation by both parents on a nest made of twigs, grasses, and roots. They emerge as helpless, downy nestlings and are blind, fed with "crop milk" by their parents until they fledge around two weeks later. They stay near their parents for another week or two for feeding. At four days old, they are still very young and entirely dependent on their parents for warmth and food. They are small and fragile, with eyes likely still closed or just beginning to open. They do not yet have their distinctive spotted neck pattern or adult feathers; those develop as they mature. A Spotted dove builds a nest and lays eggs, hatching its young next to a broom made of coconut fronds by a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on April 12, 2025.

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2 January 2026

Spotted dove or eastern spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) chicks hatch from one or two glossy white eggs after about 13-16 days of incubation by both parents on a nest made of twigs, grasses, and roots. They emerge as helpless, downy nestlings and are blind, fed with "crop milk" by their parents until they fledge around two weeks later. They stay near their parents for another week or two for feeding. At four days old, they are still very young and entirely dependent on their parents for warmth and food. They are small and fragile, with eyes likely still closed or just beginning to open. They do not yet have their distinctive spotted neck pattern or adult feathers; those develop as they mature. Here, a Spotted dove builds a nest and lays eggs, hatching its young next to a broom made of coconut fronds by a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on April 12, 2025.

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#13149446

2 January 2026

Spotted dove or eastern spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) chicks hatch from one or two glossy white eggs after about 13-16 days of incubation by both parents on a nest made of twigs, grasses, and roots. They emerge as helpless, downy nestlings and are blind, fed with "crop milk" by their parents until they fledge around two weeks later. They stay near their parents for another week or two for feeding. At four days old, they are still very young and entirely dependent on their parents for warmth and food. They are small and fragile, with eyes likely still closed or just beginning to open. They do not yet have their distinctive spotted neck pattern or adult feathers; those develop as they mature. A Spotted dove builds a nest and lays eggs, hatching its young next to a broom made of coconut fronds by a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 25, 2025.

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2 January 2026

Spotted dove or eastern spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) chicks hatch from one or two glossy white eggs after about 13-16 days of incubation by both parents on a nest made of twigs, grasses, and roots. They emerge as helpless, downy nestlings and are blind, fed "crop milk" by their parents until they fledge around two weeks later. They stay near their parents for another week or two for feeding. At four days old, they are still very young and entirely dependent on their parents for warmth and food. They are small and fragile, with eyes likely still closed or just beginning to open. They do not yet have their distinctive spotted neck pattern or adult feathers; those develop as they mature. Here, a Spotted dove haphazardly builds a nest and lays eggs, hatching its young next to a broom made of coconut fronds by a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 6, 2025.

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2 January 2026

Spotted dove or eastern spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) chicks hatch from one or two glossy white eggs after about 13-16 days of incubation by both parents on a nest made of twigs, grasses, and roots. They emerge as helpless, downy nestlings and are blind, fed "crop milk" by their parents until they fledge around two weeks later. They stay near their parents for another week or two for feeding. At four days old, they are still very young and entirely dependent on their parents for warmth and food. They are small and fragile, with eyes likely still closed or just beginning to open. They do not yet have their distinctive spotted neck pattern or adult feathers; those develop as they mature. Here, a Spotted dove haphazardly builds a nest and lays eggs, hatching its young next to a broom made of coconut fronds by a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 6, 2025.

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2 January 2026

Spotted dove or eastern spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) chicks hatch from one or two glossy white eggs after about 13-16 days of incubation by both parents on a nest made of twigs, grasses, and roots. They emerge as helpless, downy nestlings and are blind, fed "crop milk" by their parents until they fledge around two weeks later. They stay near their parents for another week or two for feeding. At four days old, they are still very young and entirely dependent on their parents for warmth and food. They are small and fragile, with eyes likely still closed or just beginning to open. They do not yet have their distinctive spotted neck pattern or adult feathers; those develop as they mature. Here, a Spotted dove haphazardly builds a nest and lays eggs, hatching its young next to a broom made of coconut fronds by a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 6, 2025.

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2 January 2026

Spotted dove or eastern spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) chicks hatch from one or two glossy white eggs after about 13-16 days of incubation by both parents on a nest made of twigs, grasses, and roots. They emerge as helpless, downy nestlings and are blind, fed "crop milk" by their parents until they fledge around two weeks later. They stay near their parents for another week or two for feeding. At four days old, they are still very young and entirely dependent on their parents for warmth and food. They are small and fragile, with eyes likely still closed or just beginning to open. They do not yet have their distinctive spotted neck pattern or adult feathers; those develop as they mature. Here, a Spotted dove haphazardly builds a nest and lays eggs, hatching its young next to a broom made of coconut fronds by a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 6, 2025.

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#13149471

2 January 2026

Spotted dove or eastern spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) chicks hatch from one or two glossy white eggs after about 13-16 days of incubation by both parents on a nest made of twigs, grasses, and roots. They emerge as helpless, downy nestlings and are blind, fed with "crop milk" by their parents until they fledge around two weeks later. They stay near their parents for another week or two for feeding. At four days old, they are still very young and entirely dependent on their parents for warmth and food. They are small and fragile, with eyes likely still closed or just beginning to open. They do not yet have their distinctive spotted neck pattern or adult feathers; those develop as they mature. Here, a Spotted dove builds a nest and lays eggs, hatching its young next to a broom made of coconut fronds by a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 12, 2025.

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2 January 2026

Spotted dove or eastern spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) chicks hatch from one or two glossy white eggs after about 13-16 days of incubation by both parents on a nest made of twigs, grasses, and roots. They emerge as helpless, downy nestlings and are blind, fed with "crop milk" by their parents until they fledge around two weeks later. They stay near their parents for another week or two for feeding. At four days old, they are still very young and entirely dependent on their parents for warmth and food. They are small and fragile, with eyes likely still closed or just beginning to open. They do not yet have their distinctive spotted neck pattern or adult feathers; those develop as they mature. Here, a Spotted dove builds a nest and lays eggs, hatching its young next to a broom made of coconut fronds by a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 12, 2025.

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2 January 2026

Spotted dove or eastern spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) chicks hatch from one or two glossy white eggs after about 13-16 days of incubation by both parents on a nest made of twigs, grasses, and roots. They emerge as helpless, downy nestlings and are blind, fed with "crop milk" by their parents until they fledge around two weeks later. They stay near their parents for another week or two for feeding. At four days old, they are still very young and entirely dependent on their parents for warmth and food. They are small and fragile, with eyes likely still closed or just beginning to open. They do not yet have their distinctive spotted neck pattern or adult feathers; those develop as they mature. A Spotted dove builds a nest and lays eggs, hatching its young next to a broom made of coconut fronds by a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 9, 2025.

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1 November 2025

NAC Breda midfielder Kamal Sowah and Go Ahead Eagles midfielder Calvin Twigt play during the match between NAC Breda and Go Ahead Eagles Deventer at the Rat Verlegh Stadium for the Dutch Vriendenloterij Eredivisie season 2025-2026 in Breda, Netherlands, on November 1, 2025.

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#11812344

26 November 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, And Then Newly Eclosed Common Grass Yellow Butterflies Clinging Onto Its Empty Pupal Cases, Looks Like A Garland At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 22, 2024.

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26 November 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, And Then Newly Eclosed Common Grass Yellow Butterflies Clinging Onto Its Empty Pupal Cases, Looks Like A Garland At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 22, 2024.

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#11812347

26 November 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, And Then Newly Eclosed Common Grass Yellow Butterflies Clinging Onto Its Empty Pupal Cases, Looks Like A Garland At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 22, 2024.

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26 November 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, And Then Newly Eclosed Common Grass Yellow Butterflies Clinging Onto Its Empty Pupal Cases, Looks Like A Garland At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 22, 2024.

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