Showing posts with label ground-nesting Kildeer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ground-nesting Kildeer. Show all posts

Friday, April 13, 2012

Kildeer Chick Update

I'm reluctant to check too often... although the nest is not far from an oft-used sidewalk!  I used my 300mm lens (handheld) and stayed behind a tree, and this is really cropped.  Today there are only 2 of the original 5 eggs left in the nest (in the center of the photo) and when I zoomed in on this I noticed the little fur-ball chick on the right.  Mom and Dad were close by but I didn't see any other chicks (2 missing maybe) in the few shots I took.  I'll keep cautiously checking.