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Killdeer on her eggs

They lay them right on the ground. Looks like she just scooped out a little depression in the gravel. She put on quite a show, dragging a wing to appear wounded to draw us away from the nest.

 

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Uploaded on May 7, 2013
Taken on May 4, 2013