rain & birds, do they mix?

So last night around 4:30am i was awakened by the rain. Did you hear it? Just when i thought it couldn't possibly get any louder from the rain hitting the roof, it did. Finally i got up to look out the window and it was pouring so hard. Then it started to hail. Then the grand finally, thunder and lightening. Have you ever noticed that lots of mother natures events go on at about 4:30am? Thunderstorms and earthquakes happen then. Weird. Anyway, so it hailed and poured buckets. Now if you recall, Pete and I felt concern for the Doves and the then eggs, that they would drown in the waterfall that is my balcony. Well we had moved it out of harms way but the mom didn't come back. So trying to do all that i could, back then, i moved the birdfeeder back to its position hoping the mom would come back. So now that its 4:30am and the babies are born and the birdfeeder is close to its orginal position, i was concerned about the nest and the rain again. I kept an eye on them but didn't move anything. The mom was super puffed up while sitting on her babies and as far as i could tell, they were as dry as they could be. Pictures haven't been posted yet of the new borns cuz the parents keep them pretty covered up. They're eyes aren't open yet and they look fake. Mechanical almost. So maybe this weekend or next week we can take some pictures of them. Apparently the parents started leaving the nest more and more often as the babies get older. That was my evening. And of course i was late to work this morning cuz i'd lost some sleep and i think it was pouring when my alarm went off and i couldn't hear it for like ten minutes. Oh well. Tonight i'm working at the civic and then maybe i'll go to the Crown for a drink...maybe. have a great day everyone!