Killdeer, killdeer, killdeer
by Judi Dressler
Title
Killdeer, killdeer, killdeer
Artist
Judi Dressler
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Photograph - Photography
Description
This little shorebird is a favorite of mine, with its striking wing pattern and far-carrying, excited calls. If you see a little bird flying over water on slender wings calling in a shrill voice, "kill-deer, kill-deer, kill-deer", you've found a Killdeer. This one was doing just that!
Widespread, common, and conspicuous, the Killdeer calls its name as it flies over farmland and other open country. Like other members of the plover family, Killdeer are graceful plovers often found at the water's edge, but it also lives in pastures and fields far from water. These tawny birds run across the ground in spurts, stopping with a jolt every so often to check their progress, or to see if they’ve startled up any insect prey. Many a person has been fooled by the bird's "broken-wing" act, in which it flutters along the ground in a show of injury, luring intruders away from its nest.
Photo taken on March 23, 2020, in Lafayette, Colorado
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Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2020 June: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (June 22, 2020)
Don Columbus
Congratulations Judi, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Don Columbus
Congratulations Judi, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet