The bird in this picture is actually sitting on a clutch of eggs. Notice how effectively they're camouflaged among the gravel.
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
John Boyd Thatcher State Park, New York
23 June 2009
1/500 sec @ f/9; Canon EOS Xsi; zoom lens at 135mm
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