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Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus)

Photo by KarenL
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The Killdeer is a medium-sized plover.
Adults have a brown back and wings, a white belly, and a white breast with two black bands. The rump is tawny orange. The face and cap are brown with a white forehead. They have an orange-red eyering. The chicks are patterned almost identically to the adults, and are precocial — able to move around right after hatching. The killdeer frequently uses a "broken wing act" to distract predators from the nest.

Habitat:

Williamsport lake, Tennessee.

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Comments (6)

lovely. they are beautiful birds!
Thanks Sachin! It was a lucky shot - I only just caught it in the frame!

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