Killdeer

Description:

Killdeer on her nest and her eggs

Habitat:

Killdeer inhabit open areas such as sandbars, mudflats, and grazed fields. They are probably most familiar around towns, where they live on lawns, driveways, athletic fields, parking lots, airports, and golf courses. Generally the vegetation in fields inhabited by Killdeer is no taller than one inch.

Notes:

We did not disturb this bird to take pictures of her eggs. She was in a gravel parking lot and we had parked our car right beside her. She did not move so we got some shots of her and walked away to get pictures of other birds in the area. When we returned to the car, she was off the nest and we got pictures of the eggs. They were difficult to find even though we knew the approximate area she was in when we pulled up. She was not far away, so we left so she could return to the nest.