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Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

Description:

Small brown bird that had thick black and white stripes around its neck, anyone know what it is?

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Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus


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ScientiaGulo
ScientiaGulo 11 years ago

If I remember correctly these guys are pretty neat, they lay their nests on the ground and if a predator comes too close to it they'll pretend to be injured and lead the predator away from the nest.

kbalt
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kbalt

Spotted on May 5, 2012
Submitted on May 5, 2012

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