Killdeer at the Border
We’re back from our weekend in Raleigh. I’ll post more about it later this week — once I’ve got photos processed, laundry done, and am caught up on sleep — but it was a great trip.
I just wanted to share these two photos that I took at the rest stop on the Georgia/South Carolina border. I noticed two Killdeers in a field so I grabbed my camera and birding lens. Thomas mentioned that Killdeer are not very shy, so I crept a little closer.
When I got too close, the two birds ran off, and then collapsed on the ground fluttering their wings as if they were broken. I could tell they were pulling some trick, since they seemed to be fine, then broken, and then fine again. Thomas explained that is how they lead predators away from their nests.
Sure enough, there were four eggs laying in the mulch where they had been standing - the eggs blended in very well. I snapped a quick photo and then headed back to the car.
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That was a great find. The eggs are very interesting, and the birds are beautiful. Tell us more about the egg size, because they look huge in the close up photo.
The eggs were not very big - just a little smaller than a Cadbury Egg. The bird was about the size of a Grackle.
Very interesting.
Glad you made it home safely/
It’s so interesting that the birds do that. What beautiful eggs they have.
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hope you enjoyed raleigh! we love living there, that’s for sure.
beautiful eggs from those birds. your shots are beautiful.
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You take the most beautiful photographs, and what a great example these are. I look forward to seeing and hearing more about your adventures.
Dang it, you’re making me want to go check on my Killdeer and see if it’s eggs are hatched yet. I wanna see their little babies but at least you saw eggs too. :)
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