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Breeding
Courtship displays are often beautiful, when male White Wing Doves will show off for their mates. They fly high into the air, swoop back down to the ground, flutter their wings, flash their tail feathers, and puff out the plumage over their chests. They usually nest ten to 25 feet above the earth in the crotches of trees, or on top of abandoned nests. The nests are built of twig platforms and improved with grasses and straw. White Wing Doves of both sexes participate in the raising of their young. An average clutch contains two eggs, which will require about 14 days of incubation. They are often whitish or light buff in color, and both parents sit on them. Once the eggs have hatched, White Wing Doves nourish their young on "pigeon's milk", a white liquid substance formed in the crop lining. By the time they are four days old, the hatchlings can eat seeds. White Wing Doves usually leave the nest at two weeks of age. In more northern areas, one brood is average, although further south, some White Wing Doves may raise three broods each year.