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    Little fella was hanging around the boat storage



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    Killdeer? Surprised you didn't see the momma bird feigning injury.
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    Killdeer I believe. Nest on the ground. Mama will act wounded to lure predators from the young


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    Quote Originally Posted by Timber Ghost View Post
    Killdeer I believe. Nest on the ground. Mama will act wounded to lure predators from the young


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    Yep, that’s it 100%. Mom wasn’t far away and that’s exactly what she did. Little fellow was headed in the opposite direction of his siblings and was about to get stuck in between the fence and the fence lining. The mom even followed my truck back out playing like a wounded bird.


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    We have them around our office. Fun little birds to watch


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    Not the smartest though. They used to nest in our gravel driveway every year when I was a kid.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CurLee View Post
    Not the smartest though. They used to nest in our gravel driveway every year when I was a kid.
    I have 1/4 mile of driveway , isn't uncommon to see a pylon or 2 marking nests to drive around.
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    Yep killdeer. Some of the coolest birds we have. Old folks used to say if you saw them moving a lot in winter snow was on the way.

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    Killdeer, the bird with a target on it. They will nest anywhere they have gravel and good visibility all around. They used to lay eggs in the roofing gravel on the flat top building I used to work at. Those eggs blend perfectly with gravel.

    They aren't the only birds to use the injured wing stunt. Hen quail will do it and I have had hen turkeys do it when I rambled too close to their nests.
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    This one is in the backyard acting injured right now


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    Wood duck hens will do the "broken wing" act to divert attention from the ducklings.
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    Just be real careful where you walk if you see the momma doing her thing. Eggs can be hard to see and you can step on the nest.

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    Last week Britton40 and I saw a wood duck feign an injury on the water to distract us from her brood of about 8 babies. Never seen a duck do that before.

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