tags: Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Killdeer chick, Charadrius vociferus, at Anahuac Wildlife Refuge, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 27 June 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/2000s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
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tags: Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus,
tags: birds, killdeer, Charadrius vociferus,
tags: Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus,
The bird in this picture is actually sitting on a clutch of eggs. Notice how effectively they're camouflaged among the gravel.
Great image! When the killdeer are trying to distract you and keep you away from their nests, this is what they are protecting. Now I get it! It's because they are too cute for their own good! Yay!
HJ
Also: Awwwwwww.
Really. Fucking. Cute.
One of the pleasures of bike riding is coming across animal life that is completely missed in a car. In May I passed a killdeer nest several times that was along the edge of a fairly clean ditch. By the first of June I was able to spot the peeps making their way in and around the ditch. A small gift to me from the cosmos.
Man, don't get too close to their breeding ground, though. I had one come up pretty much to my shoelaces and give me a right telling off.
HJ
If there is anything cuter than a baby shorebird, I haven't seen it yet.
Great shot! Thanks for sharing.