Killdeer intentionally build their nests with white/light colored stones and material as you see demonstrated here. This may help keep the nest cooler and camouflage the eggs.
D61 [any] - 8mon
The nesting birds will also run away instead of fly when you get close to their nest with a bit of "my leg is broken" skip to try to lure you away.
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sammer510 [none/use name] - 8mon
That's exactly what they did when I stumbled upon their nest
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RNAi [he/him] - 8mon
heh, exactly the same eggs and nest as Vanellus chilensis, a Charidae cousin from South America
sammer510 in cute
Found a cute little killdeer nest the other day
Killdeer intentionally build their nests with white/light colored stones and material as you see demonstrated here. This may help keep the nest cooler and camouflage the eggs.
The nesting birds will also run away instead of fly when you get close to their nest with a bit of "my leg is broken" skip to try to lure you away.
That's exactly what they did when I stumbled upon their nest
heh, exactly the same eggs and nest as Vanellus chilensis, a Charidae cousin from South America
yooo. tag it in iNaturalist!
Good eye