killdeer nest enhanced wm
Uploaded by SA for guest blogger/photographer Turner Wilkes.
Be inspired by Turner Wilkes on Instagram: @thenatureboy_turnerwilkes
Pocahontas State Park: www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/pocahontas#general_infor...
(Killdeer Eggs) - Beaver Lake Trail at Pocahontas State Park is a great place to see a little bit of everything. I had set out in the evening with the hopes of catching some beavers hard at work, but came across what I thought was an injured bird. Turns out this bird was the Killdeer, a type of plover that is well known for faking an injury to divert predators from their ground nest. These eggs are camouflaged and specifically designed to roll in a tight circular path so that if the do move they don’t venture too far from its original spot.
killdeer nest enhanced wm
Uploaded by SA for guest blogger/photographer Turner Wilkes.
Be inspired by Turner Wilkes on Instagram: @thenatureboy_turnerwilkes
Pocahontas State Park: www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/pocahontas#general_infor...
(Killdeer Eggs) - Beaver Lake Trail at Pocahontas State Park is a great place to see a little bit of everything. I had set out in the evening with the hopes of catching some beavers hard at work, but came across what I thought was an injured bird. Turns out this bird was the Killdeer, a type of plover that is well known for faking an injury to divert predators from their ground nest. These eggs are camouflaged and specifically designed to roll in a tight circular path so that if the do move they don’t venture too far from its original spot.