Killdeer

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Killdeer chick, Charadrius vociferus, at Anahuac Wildlife Refuge, Texas.

Image: Joseph Kennedy, 27 June 2008 [larger view].

Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/2000s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.

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Great image! When the killdeer are trying to distract you and keep you away from their nests, this is what they are protecting. Now I get it! It's because they are too cute for their own good! Yay!

HJ

Also: Awwwwwww.

Really. Fucking. Cute.

One of the pleasures of bike riding is coming across animal life that is completely missed in a car. In May I passed a killdeer nest several times that was along the edge of a fairly clean ditch. By the first of June I was able to spot the peeps making their way in and around the ditch. A small gift to me from the cosmos.

By Zen Bonobo (not verified) on 12 Jul 2008 #permalink

If there is anything cuter than a baby shorebird, I haven't seen it yet.

Great shot! Thanks for sharing.

By Albatrossity (not verified) on 13 Jul 2008 #permalink