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Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

Notes:

The killdeer is known to be an actor, pretending to be injured in order to draw attention away from a nest. This bird was not pretending to be injured, but did keep its distance from me across the field.

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2 Comments

Melodious
Melodious 10 years ago

Thanks Maria!

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Nice one!

Melodious
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Melodious

Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Mar 6, 2013
Submitted on Jan 24, 2014

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