Need bird ID, please
May 18, 2017 15:21:10 #
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May 18, 2017 15:53:23 #
100% sure it's a killdeer. The behavior in #2 is common: they are pretending to be injured in order to lure you away from their nests. "Nests" are just depressions in the gravel usually. Amazing they aren't extinct - lol. We have a ton here - some near water, but that's not a requirement; they are in fields and prairie in abundance.
May 18, 2017 17:48:48 #
alby
Loc: very eastern pa.
killdeer.... be careful where you step.... their nests are VERY hard to see.... they play hurt to lure danger away from their eggs or young... once clear they will fly off.............oops sorry didn't see previous post
May 18, 2017 19:20:31 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
100% sure it's a killdeer. The behavior in #2 is common: they are pretending to be injured in order to lure you away from their nests. "Nests" are just depressions in the gravel usually. Amazing they aren't extinct - lol. We have a ton here - some near water, but that's not a requirement; they are in fields and prairie in abundance.
Interesting. I've been watching him/her for awile. Decided to pull out the big gun for him. So maybe there's a nest somewhere? My bug guy was spraying. Maybe that's what riled him.
So does anyone know if this is a male or a female?
Thanks, Linda.
May 18, 2017 19:21:41 #
alby wrote:
killdeer.... be careful where you step.... their nests are VERY hard to see.... they play hurt to lure danger away from their eggs or young... once clear they will fly off.............oops sorry didn't see previous post
Interesting info. I'll keep my eyes peeled for eggs or young. Thanks!
May 18, 2017 21:24:59 #
AzPicLady wrote:
Interesting info. I'll keep my eyes peeled for eggs or young. Thanks!
The ones around here have hatched. I have pics of fluffy youngsters running around from a couple of weeks ago. So maybe yours was protecting a youngster, or maybe late with eggs if others were destroyed?
May 19, 2017 06:34:58 #
A killdeer. If you get to close to it's nest, it will act as if it has an injured wing and try to lead you in another direction.
May 19, 2017 07:09:19 #
Great pictures of a Killdeer.
AzPicLady wrote:
I have a strange bird that has been living at my house for about a month. S/He looks like something that might better live in a pond or lake instead of in a desert location. Does anyone know what s/he is? THANKS!
May 19, 2017 08:41:50 #
May 19, 2017 08:54:47 #
AzPicLady wrote:
I have a strange bird that has been living at my house for about a month. S/He looks like something that might better live in a pond or lake instead of in a desert location. Does anyone know what s/he is? THANKS!
It's a killdeer notice the longer legs and markings.
May 19, 2017 08:56:20 #
May 19, 2017 09:02:05 #
Kildeer.....the second picture shows the distraction behavior that they display when you are close to their nest. They lure preditors away by faking a broken wing.
May 19, 2017 09:06:22 #
oldgeezer3
Loc: SoCal
Kildeer! Listen to their call when alarmed. "Dee, Dee!" They stay on the ground, mostly.
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