Post by TheLucasBeard on May 27, 2015 21:28:15 GMT -5
Please be careful for ground based killdeer bird nest when putting down your tent, hiking, playing golf or taking a leak !
When I was walking up on the hill two years ago on the rocky and grassy part some nature folk called to me up by the frisbee golf area, I was walking up to the
Big Mountain Jam sign at the top of the mountain, they said that the bird that is on the ground near you is a scared Killdeer they have a ground nest, don't step
on the nest it's camouflaged that's why it's chirping I was near the nest and it was trying to have me chase it as prey rather than hurt it's nest that's their method
of defense for their nest, later when I was speaking to someone down at the concert about it they said they had a Killdeer nest by their camping ground in the parking
lot and they had marked off the nest and put up some simple ropes so no one would step on it.
Per wikipedia Killdeer Nesting
They live in grassland habitats such as fields, meadows, and pastures.[13] The nest itself is merely a shallow depression or bowl in the ground, fringed by some stones and blades of grass.[14] The nest is well camouflaged, as the spots of the eggs disguise them as stones, and the simple structure of the nest resembles its surroundings.[15] Like many other waders, Killdeer hatchlings are precocial birds and are able to see and forage soon after hatching.
Killdeer Distraction Display - Protecting Her Eggs * {note distinctive sound of Killdeer trying to alert you her nest is close by } * She acts like she has a broken wing so you go for her not the nest the eggs look like rocks be sure to look down when walking in the ruff or hiking.
Killdeer Distraction Display
When I was walking up on the hill two years ago on the rocky and grassy part some nature folk called to me up by the frisbee golf area, I was walking up to the
Big Mountain Jam sign at the top of the mountain, they said that the bird that is on the ground near you is a scared Killdeer they have a ground nest, don't step
on the nest it's camouflaged that's why it's chirping I was near the nest and it was trying to have me chase it as prey rather than hurt it's nest that's their method
of defense for their nest, later when I was speaking to someone down at the concert about it they said they had a Killdeer nest by their camping ground in the parking
lot and they had marked off the nest and put up some simple ropes so no one would step on it.
Per wikipedia Killdeer Nesting
They live in grassland habitats such as fields, meadows, and pastures.[13] The nest itself is merely a shallow depression or bowl in the ground, fringed by some stones and blades of grass.[14] The nest is well camouflaged, as the spots of the eggs disguise them as stones, and the simple structure of the nest resembles its surroundings.[15] Like many other waders, Killdeer hatchlings are precocial birds and are able to see and forage soon after hatching.
Killdeer Distraction Display - Protecting Her Eggs * {note distinctive sound of Killdeer trying to alert you her nest is close by } * She acts like she has a broken wing so you go for her not the nest the eggs look like rocks be sure to look down when walking in the ruff or hiking.
Killdeer Distraction Display
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