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hawk911
24th of June 2007 (Sun), 10:02
Well, we had a nest, and 4 eggs. Mom danced for me, and then I saw the post-egg little buggers.

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scnapper
24th of June 2007 (Sun), 10:06
She might have been just camera shy.
canonloader
24th of June 2007 (Sun), 10:09
Nice set. It's good to see so many Killdeer coming back. :)
hawk911
24th of June 2007 (Sun), 10:16
Thanks. I wish I had a TC though. They are shy, and run away quickly; especially the young ones. And they are so small it's tough to get a good shot of them.

No edits, or cropping on them either.
pttenn
24th of June 2007 (Sun), 14:13
Terrific shots! These guys are hard to find, the eggs are impossible to find they are so camoflaged on the ground! Cute little one there.
Karen
EdV
24th of June 2007 (Sun), 14:22
Great behavioral shots. And I love the little 'un!
hTr
24th of June 2007 (Sun), 14:24
Yes I've seen the dance and you show it well. Thanks
hawk911
24th of June 2007 (Sun), 21:46
Terrific shots! These guys are hard to find, the eggs are impossible to find they are so camoflaged on the ground! Cute little one there.
Karen

We moved into our house last year and have not finished the yard yet. The area we are in has lots of these Killdeer around. I just happened to be cutting down weeds and saw Mom or Dad doing the dance and figured there had to be some reason she was hanging around. I looked down, and I was 6-8 inches away from scrammbled eggs with my last pass with the mower. Here's what I saw:

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Canonada
24th of June 2007 (Sun), 21:53
Interesting, very well documented , we used to have lots around here but now they are hard to find.
Joe
ngannet
24th of June 2007 (Sun), 21:56
Great set of one of my favorite 'shorebirds'. How lucky to have them nest on your property. I love the broken wing dance and the babies are so cute. The eggs are very pretty too.
hawk911
25th of June 2007 (Mon), 11:46
How did I do on exposure? I know FL is a bit short, but they kept running away and I haven't bought a TC yet. I looked at the other killdeer posts, and I'm quite a bit short compared to other posts.