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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Killdeer chicks

Posted: 6/21/2009 8:25:47 AM EDT

I don't know how widespread Killdeer are in the US, but I'm sure everyone in the Midwest has seen them run across gravel roads.

I've never seen them display a decoy behavior when you get close to their young.
This one made a huge racket and acted injured in my back yard.

All I wanted was to take a few pictures of their 4 chicks.

Posted: 6/21/2009 8:28:51 AM EDT

[#1]

Nice pictures, although I was hoping for the other variety of chicks.

Posted: 6/21/2009 8:29:13 AM EDT

[#2]

Nice pics. I have them around my house and I've seen them do the broken wing thing around their nests. It's an interesting behavior.

Posted: 6/21/2009 8:29:51 AM EDT

[#3]

Your pics = FUCKIN' WIN!

Reminds me of back home

Posted: 6/21/2009 8:40:22 AM EDT

[#4]

Pics look fuzzy to me. Did you do that on purpose?

Posted: 6/21/2009 8:42:47 AM EDT

[#5]

Why do they bob their head up and down so much. That makes me laugh.

Head bobbing link

Another

Posted: 6/21/2009 8:45:52 AM EDT

[#6]

The little ones are funny when they run around. theres always a family of em out at our local cemetary

Posted: 6/21/2009 8:47:11 AM EDT

[#7]

They look awfully small. How on earth do they manage to kill deer? What are they like airborne piranha?

Posted: 6/21/2009 8:48:02 AM EDT

[#8]

Ut-oh IS this a violation of the Federal Migratory Bird Act....

Posted: 6/21/2009 9:05:25 AM EDT

[#9]

Kildeer are everywhere near my home. The decoy behavior is common when near their nests or young.

Posted: 6/21/2009 9:09:33 AM EDT

[#10]

Say some chicks this morning, a little bigger than the ones you posted.

Posted: 6/21/2009 9:14:57 AM EDT

[#11]

Very cool pics, but it looks like your backyard is flooding.....

Posted: 6/21/2009 9:15:05 AM EDT

[#12]

They nest in our rail yard. Neat to see the mother pretend to be hurt and lure you away from the nest.

Posted: 6/21/2009 9:22:07 AM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
Kildeer are everywhere near my home. The decoy behavior is common when near their nests or young.

I think he was blading at 45........................

Posted: 6/21/2009 9:49:06 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:

Nice pictures, although I was hoping for the other variety of chicks.

Me too.....

Posted: 6/21/2009 9:52:42 AM EDT

[#15]

I scared the crap out of a mother grouse with chicks last week, she pulled the wounded stunt too. Great photos.

Posted: 6/21/2009 9:56:51 AM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
They look awfully small. How on earth do they manage to kill deer? What are they like airborne piranha?

actually laughed out loud...thanks!

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