There was a crowd of people standing around the parking lot when we showed up at a picnic today. All being scolded by an irate Killdeer. 
We learned the reason very soon.
She had a nest in the middle of the parking lot, which in this case is pretty much the same as the middle of the prairie.
Later in the day the report circulated that one of the eggs had hatched and another was in the process. I climbed into the box of a nearby truck in an attempt to take a photo without disturbing the mother too much.
The mother stood on guard, handling the invasion fairly well as long as people stayed at least ten feet away. 
The grass interferes a bit with the view, but I believe we have one dry baby and one freshly hatched in this photo, with two eggs to go.
Later when I blew up one of the photos I found a more recognizable photo of the baby, looking a bit fluffier now.
We learned the reason very soon.She had a nest in the middle of the parking lot, which in this case is pretty much the same as the middle of the prairie.Later in the day the report circulated that one of the eggs had hatched and another was in the process. I climbed into the box of a nearby truck in an attempt to take a photo without disturbing the mother too much.
The mother stood on guard, handling the invasion fairly well as long as people stayed at least ten feet away. The grass interferes a bit with the view, but I believe we have one dry baby and one freshly hatched in this photo, with two eggs to go. Later when I blew up one of the photos I found a more recognizable photo of the baby, looking a bit fluffier now. 
1 comment:
Awwww, terrific photo op! Nice.
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