Hubby was out walking the dog this morning, and came across a family of #Kildeer -- including itty bitty ones! I'm so glad that Poland Spring decided to ban ATVs and turn a large undeveloped parcel into a wildflower and native plant meadow!

https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/killdeer

#SolarPunkSunday #BirdWatching #MaineBirds #CaliforniaFields

The kildeer determined to nest on the driveway has finally gone and done it, despite all the passing cars.
At least she chose the edge.

I put up flags to mark where the nest is, and now will leave her alone.

#kildeer #birding #eggs #nature #michigannature #wildlife

As I mentioned before, my phone battery is dead and so is the weather and so I haven't gone out picture-taking lately, but this has given me a chance to comb through my unposted backlog and find things like this sincere kildeer (𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘴) from way back in 2008:

#AvianDinosaurs #kildeer #bird #birb #BirdsOfMastodon