tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31331017.post6743484245415509286..comments2023-10-29T09:54:07.216-04:00Comments on Country Captures: KilldeerCoy Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17961295214970687017noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31331017.post-49909606533092745312007-05-23T21:07:00.000-04:002007-05-23T21:07:00.000-04:00Several years ago, while still in college, I got t...Several years ago, while still in college, I got the opportunity to work during the summer setting up the college's new observatory. Like a good observatory it was out in the country with a long gravel, crushed limestone, driveway. On evening, just before sunset I arrived to find someone had set several stick in the middle of the parking area. Cursing the backwoods local and the local teens whom I believed responsible I began to investigate only to find several speckled eggs in amongst the sticks and an injured bird off tothe side. I realized that I was seeing the killdeer's dance of protection (I call it). Since then these have been some of my favorite birds!<BR/><BR/>Ed U. Cayshun<BR/>http://educayshun.blogspot.com/Ed U. Cayshunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14223020102469691373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31331017.post-3700813717203161132007-05-11T12:25:00.000-04:002007-05-11T12:25:00.000-04:00great shots. I have never been able to get that c...great shots. I have never been able to get that close to one!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085983300263691481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31331017.post-8716282444872747562007-05-11T00:40:00.000-04:002007-05-11T00:40:00.000-04:00I love that you were able to capture her eggs in t...I love that you were able to capture her eggs in the background. Great catch of the aggressive behavior.photowannabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11760961275666768173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31331017.post-1457887315899686232007-05-10T22:46:00.000-04:002007-05-10T22:46:00.000-04:00I like the eggs in the background. That poor girl,...I like the eggs in the background. That poor girl, you were freakin her out!Chad Oneil Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13678399436449542326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31331017.post-84741732258800603922007-05-10T21:12:00.000-04:002007-05-10T21:12:00.000-04:00Great shots. I've seen people who got their feath...Great shots. I've seen people who got their feathers ruffled, but here's the real thing.JAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272374108524693575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31331017.post-71022635716747432912007-05-10T06:25:00.000-04:002007-05-10T06:25:00.000-04:00Nice photos. I really like the photo with the wing...Nice photos. I really like the photo with the wings spread.lv2scpbkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727591726116331492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31331017.post-40294615674470961092007-05-10T05:34:00.000-04:002007-05-10T05:34:00.000-04:00You are most fortunate to have got these photos of...You are most fortunate to have got these photos of a Killdeer. As you said they are skittish and will employ lots of old tricks to lead you away. I like the birds because I have seen them doing these things ever since I can remember and they used to be a lot of them in this country because almost all roads that were not mud were graveled and the edges were the nest sites. Now, here, you have to go out in the country to see them and then they are almost rare.<BR/><BR/>Nice photos. Really.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting and commenting on my blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com