Killdeer

Killdeer

Killdeer,I believe,(type of Plover) captured from open vehicle window, across from the heron's nesting area.

First time we'd ever seen this bird. Very pretty with a red ring around it's eyes.

It put on a distraction display for us, by fanning out its tail and crouching on the ground. It probably had a nest nearby and was trying to distract us. Very cute.

Created by: Alandrapal.

Tools Used: 20D, 70-200 2.8L,, handheld

Created on: 14 April 2007

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Image Number: 36785

Comments:

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Apr 16, 2007 at 2:43 PM said:

thankyou Karen, for the nice comments. How sad about some horrid person killing those killdeer babies. Sickos in this world. Why on earth would anyone want to do such a thing, is beyond me.

km from TX on Apr 16, 2007 at 10:05 AM said:

Beautiful lighting really shows off the color. We have these in central Texas and they are ground nesters. We watched the parents walking their five babies near a school. A couple hours later we found that someone had killed all five babies. It was such a sad sight. They are famous for feigning a broken wing to lure a predator away from the nest.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Apr 15, 2007 at 6:40 PM said:

thankyou Carol and Lorraine. We didn't realize these birds were in this region either, Carol. Someone recently sent a link in to another group, showing Kildeer pics, and I replied that I'd never seen them here, - and now suddenly we just saw this one :) I guess they are "waders" so live closer to the beaches. It was really pretty.

lorraine from NZ on Apr 15, 2007 at 6:31 PM said:

A very pretty little bird, neat capture.

Shutterbug from Maine on Apr 15, 2007 at 6:20 PM said:

Very pretty bird photo,dont think we have these birds here or I havent seen any.Lovely photo.

Carol

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