My Weekly Bird ABC

This weeks letter 'K' is represented by the Killdeer

In spring we look for the arrival of the Killdeer,

often first heard before they are seen.

Their killdee,killdee,killdee is a sound easily recognized.

Below is a picture of their well camouflaged nest.

In this picture you can see two little babies in the nest.

With their cryptic coloring they would be easy to miss.

A closer view of the babies.

Once these little guys get their legs going they can move pretty fast.

This is a scene often observed around a nesting area.

The parent will put on quite an elaborate display of a broken wing.

This is intended to lead to intruder away from the nest.

Below an in flight picture. And finally just striking a pose for the photographer.

All pictures are courtesy of Jake.

Some of these were taken years ago using slide film.

God's laughter is heard in the song of birds.