This is my bit of a blog. Rambling words about rambling days. No focus and nothing ambitious. I seem to write most about local color, nature, and animals, and there is an incomplete chunk about my road trips of 2011.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Killdeer

Recently discovered a killdeer clutch, at Point Mountain Reservation (map). The killdeer defends its clutch in an interesting way, using a "broken-wing act."



Strangely simultaneously striking and well camouflaged killdeer


Sitting on its nest


Breaking into a distraction display


Full-on "broken-wing act" distraction display


Clutch of four eggs


Hatched, we hope

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