Here's the newest little family at the course. The Kildeer family. Too funny. I missed some of the first shots of eveyone all together since I was laughing so hard at how stinkin' cute the little birds are.
Do you know about Kildeers? Google it up. They're pretty neat.
"They are migratory in northern areas and winter as far south as northern South America. They are rare vagrants to western Europe, usually late in the year. These birds forage for food in fields, mudflats, and shores, usually by sight. They mainly eat insects.
Their name comes from their frequently heard call. These birds will frequently use a distraction display ("broken-wing act") to distract predators from their nests. This involves the bird walking away from its nesting area holding its wing in a position that simulates an injury and then flapping around on the ground emitting a distress call. The predators then think they have easy prey and are attracted to this seemingly injured bird and away from the nest. If the parent sees that a potential predator is not following them, they will move closer and get louder until they get the attention of the predator. This is repeated until the predator is far from the nest, and the killdeer suddenly "heals" and flies away.[5][3]
Their ability to exploit a wide range of agricultural and semi-urban habitat has helped keep them common and widespread in their range." - Wikipedia section.
