tags: birds, killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus,
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size].
Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
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The bird in this picture is actually sitting on a clutch of eggs. Notice how effectively they're camouflaged among the gravel.
I saw my first one of those over Christmas! The bird, not the tiles ...